The NBC Nightly News of November 28th, 2006, had a full segment covering these problems.
2006-11-29 09:00:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
There have been recent well medical studies (not invented by the media) that show that some patients who get drug eluding stents are at a higher risk to clot off the stents several months later than one who got a bare metal stent.
The final word on who should get a drug stent and who shouldn't is still out. For now, trust your cardiologist.
2006-11-29 13:54:50 · answer #1 · answered by ckm1956 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TV does not report problems they invent them. There will be occasional problems with any medication or device just as there are occasional problems with spinach, lettuce, and drinking water. Catherization led to angioplasty led to stents led to different types of stents led to 'coated' stents and each has been an improvement on the previous but none are (nor will they ever be) perfect. That being said I worry that stent placement may be too common although the US strongly favors dramatic intervention over prevention.
2006-11-29 09:08:31 · answer #2 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋