UT Southwestern Medical Center Researchers Find Drug-Coated Stents Less Risky For Heart Bypass Patients

EurekAlert! -- DALLAS – Jan. 22, 2009 – Coronary bypass surgery may carry less risk of serious complications if stents coated with a drug that suppresses cell growth are used in the procedure rather than bare-metal stents, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and colleagues have found.

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