Drug Coated Stents Side Effects May Be Linked To Heart Attack Lawsuits
Blood Clots Four to Five Times More Likely With Drug Coated Stents Than Older Bare Metal StentsA study published in the December 2006 issue of the American Journal of Medicine, found that blood clotting is four to five times more likely to occur with the newer drug eluting coronary heart stents than with the older bare metal … [Read more...] about Drug Coated Stents Side Effects May Be Linked To Heart Attack Lawsuits
Late Stent Treatment Raises Questions
Cardiac stents subject of much controversy in recent years. Cardiac stents have been the subject of much controversy in recent months and, now, two emerging studies have found that patients do not fare better over medications and other treatments than with stents following heart attacks. Stents are tiny wire-mesh tubes used to … [Read more...] about Late Stent Treatment Raises Questions
NexStent Carotid Artery Stents Recalled
Defective stent delivery system causes recall. Boston Scientific said yesterday that it has recalled its NexStent products because of a defective stent delivery system. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed the NexStent recall a Class I recall. Such recalls are for dangerous or defective products that predictably … [Read more...] about NexStent Carotid Artery Stents Recalled
House to scrutinize marketing of stents
Boston Scientific Corp. Told to Submit Docs Related to Taxus Stents. As part of a federal inquiry into drug and medical-device marketing, Boston Scientific Corp. was asked by Congress last week to submit to investigators internal documents, marketing plans, and clinical data related to its top-selling product, the Taxus … [Read more...] about House to scrutinize marketing of stents
FDA Panel Seeks Warning That Stents May Be Unsafe
Drug-Oozing Stents May Be Unsafe, Heart Attacks And Death. 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 the majority of patients receiving the devices, an expert panel concluded yesterday. Based on the finding, the special … [Read more...] about FDA Panel Seeks Warning That Stents May Be Unsafe
Panel weighs in on stents
Unapproved Use Of Drug-Coated Stents. A divided Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Friday said cardiac patients should be warned they face a higher rate of life-threatening complications from unapproved use of drug-coated stents. The panel said product labels for the stents should be revised to caution doctors … [Read more...] about Panel weighs in on stents
Analysis: Panel urges warning on stents
FDA New Warning On Stents. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended new warnings Friday for popular medical devices used in millions of patients with cardiovascular disease. Experts said the two brands of drug-coated stents available in the U.S. should carry new warnings that the devices may increase the risk of … [Read more...] about Analysis: Panel urges warning on stents
Feds Questions Experts on Drug-Coated Stents
Officials Asked Experts About The Drug-Coated Stents Risks. 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. pose a heightened risk of death or raise other safety concerns that require action. The two manufacturers of the widely … [Read more...] about Feds Questions Experts on Drug-Coated Stents
Safety of Drug-Coated Stents Spotlighted
Manufacturers of Drug-Coated Stents Say The Devices' Benefits Outweigh Their Risk. 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 their risks, even though patients could face a small but significant risk of blood clots. The … [Read more...] about Safety of Drug-Coated Stents Spotlighted
Stents’ Day in the Sun
FDA Panel Review Safety Data On The Use of Drug Eluting Stents. A Food and Drug Administration panel is slated to review safety data on the use of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Boston Scientific's (BSX) drug-eluting stents amid concerns that the devices could lead to greater instances of blood clots. Specialists on the FDA … [Read more...] about Stents’ Day in the Sun
Drug-coated stents facing hard look
FDA Panel Will Consider Risk Of Blood Clots Caused By Drug-Coated Stents. A Food and Drug Administration panel tomorrow will consider one of the most urgent questions in medicine: what to do about the risk of blood clots caused by drug-coated stents, tiny medical devices implanted in the arteries of millions of people. The topic … [Read more...] about Drug-coated stents facing hard look
Controversy Swirls Around FDA Meeting on Stents
FDA Safety Review The Use Of Drug-Coated Stents. A planned FDA safety review regarding the use of drug-coated stents is facing intense scrutiny after it was revealed that six doctors on the advisory panel have financial links to stent makers Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific. The meeting, set for Thursday and Friday of this … [Read more...] about Controversy Swirls Around FDA Meeting on Stents
New scrutiny for stents
FDA Holds A Two Day Meeting On Drug Coated Stents. The tiny lattice-like props that keep arteries open and blood flowing freely come under scrutiny this week when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration holds a two-day meeting on drug-coated stents. Also known as drug-eluting stents, the devices arrived on the medical scene with … [Read more...] about New scrutiny for stents
Data: Drug-coated stents carry clot risk
Drug-Coated Stents Create A Higher Risk Of Blood Clots. Data presented at a Washington medical conference revealed that drug-coated stents create a higher risk of blood clots than traditional metal stents. The data, presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting, revealed that the drug-coated stents, … [Read more...] about Data: Drug-coated stents carry clot risk
Drug-Coated Stents Blood-Clot Risks
Risk Of Blood Clots In Patients Implanted With Drug Coated Stents. Boston Scientific found a slightly higher risk of blood clotting in patients implanted with its newer drug-coated stents compared with older bare-metal ver sions, a company spokesman said yesterday. The medical device maker reported the finding of its own new study … [Read more...] about Drug-Coated Stents Blood-Clot Risks
Research Links Drug-Eluting Stents with Potentially Fatal Allergic Reactions
Drug Stents May Trigger Dangerous Fatal Allergic Reactions. According to a recent study from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which will appear published in the January 3, print issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, … [Read more...] about Research Links Drug-Eluting Stents with Potentially Fatal Allergic Reactions
