Drug-eluting stents have a polymer coating over mesh that emits a drug over time to help keep the blockage from recurring.
Generally, this type of stent is preferred over bare metal stents for most people. Stents are small mesh tubes inserted to keep arteries open after a procedure called angioplasty. they more likely to keep the blockage from recurring than are bare-metal stents, but studies show the latest drug-eluting stents to be at least as safe as bare-metal stents.
I hope this information is helpful. Well wishes to your mother.
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Hello John,
Drug-eluting stents have a polymer coating over mesh that emits a drug over time to help keep the blockage from recurring.
Generally, this type of stent is preferred over bare metal stents for most people. Stents are small mesh tubes inserted to keep arteries open after a procedure called angioplasty. they more likely to keep the blockage from recurring than are bare-metal stents, but studies show the latest drug-eluting stents to be at least as safe as bare-metal stents.
I hope this information is helpful. Well wishes to your mother.
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July 22, 2014 - 5:53pmMaryann
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