New Study: Drug-Coated Stents Not So Bad

“We haven't solved the clot problem yet.”

Drug-coated heart stents may not increase the risk of blood clots as much as previously thought, according to research presented Sunday at a meeting of cardiologists.

Nearly 6 million people worldwide have the devices, which are implanted into the heart during an angioplasty to prevent new clogs from forming in arteries.

Last year, research suggested that the devices were responsible for an increased number of fatal blood clots. But on Sunday, Dr. Stefan James of the Uppsala Clinical Research Centre in Sweden presented follow-up results from last year's study to the European Society of Cardiology conference, which runs until Wednesday in Vienna. Read more

[Kate]

I wonder how many people wont try it for fear of side effects - http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/631231/Hea... "Not so bad" - not really a ringing endorsement

[the truth]

hope they work.