No increased risk with drug eluting stents -- but late stent thrombosis remains a concern
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 10:56
in Health & Medicine
Barcelona, Spain, 30 August: Several large observational data sets have convincingly shown that there is no overall safety issue with drug eluting stents (DES) vs. bare metal stents (BMS). In fact, most registry studies suggest a lower risk of death or myocardial infarction with drug eluting stents.