Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Would You Still Recommend Drug-Eluting Stents? -

Survey: Would You Still Recommend Drug-Eluting Stents? - CME Teaching Brief® - MedPage Today: "Drug-eluting stents essentially eliminated short-term restenosis as a complication of coronary angioplasty, but suddenly the coated devices have come under a cloud for possible late-term risks.
Cardiologists attending the European Society of Cardiology/World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona last week were shocked by meta-analyses data that raised serious questions about the long-term safety of the devices.
This Medpage Today survey asks for your opinion about whether you still have confidence in the elective use of drug-eluting stents. "
Additional Stent Coverage from ESC:
Meta-Analyses Find Increased Death and MI with Cypher Stent
Real World Trial Confirms Drug-Eluting Stents Better in Small Vessels
Investigational Drug-Eluting Stent Superior to Taxus
Drug-Eluting Stent Debate Develops Fever Pitch http://www.medpagetoday.com/2005MeetingCoverage/2005ESCCongress/dh/4075

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