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Stent research alarms patients
Feb 26, 2007 | The Morning Call
John Wehr couldn't believe what was he was reading. An article on drug-coated stents, the kind used to prop open his two clogged coronary arteries...
What's Up With Stents, Docs?
Feb 12, 2007 | Newsweek
It's not often that the New England Journal of Medicine devotes most of its editorial content to a single subject—and releases the information...
Making Sense of Drug-Coated Stents
Jan 1, 2007 | Newsinferno.com
When the FDA approved the use of drug-coated stents on April 24, 2003, it was hailed as a landmark advance in the treatment of blocked arteries. ...
Study finds `intriguing evidence' of stents' danger
Dec 30, 2006 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After months of alarm over the small but potentially fatal risk of blood clots forming in the coronary arteries of people who have been implanted...
Hospitals revert to older stent models as FDA investigates new ones
Dec 12, 2006 | Chicago Tribune
With a new report blaming drug-coated heart stents for a fivefold increase in the risk of clotting problems and a Food and Drug Administration panel...
Panel weighs in on stents
Dec 9, 2006 | Los Angeles Times
A divided Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Friday said cardiac patients should be warned they face a higher rate of life-threatening...
FDA Panel Seeks Warning That Stents May Be Unsafe
Dec 9, 2006 | Washington Post
New drug-oozing stents widely used to prop open clogged arteries are associated with an increased risk of blood clots, heart attacks and death for...
Analysis: Panel urges warning on stents
Dec 8, 2006 | UPI
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended new warnings Friday for popular medical devices used in millions of patients with...
Feds questions experts on drug-coated stents
Dec 7, 2006 | AP
Federal health officials asked experts Thursday whether the drug-coated stents used to prop open the arteries of about 3 million people in the U.S....
Safety of Drug-Coated Stents Spotlighted
Dec 7, 2006 | AP
The two manufacturers of drug-coated stents used to prop open the arteries of about 3 million people in the U.S. say the devices' benefits outweigh...
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