Top U.S. cardiologist calls for sweeping stent study
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One of the nation's leading   cardiologists is calling for a sweeping study that evaluates   the risks of potentially fatal blood clots related to widely   used heart devices that treat blocked heart arteries.
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Drug-coated stents -- tiny wire-mesh tubes used to prop open clogged heart arteries -- may not be as dangerous as previously thought, Swedish researchers who had earlier raised concerns over the devices said on Sunday.
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Former President Bill Clinton can anticipate a fully productive life after coronary bypass surgery, but may need to take a daily handful of pills and curb his fast-food habit to keep his arteries from re-clogging, top cardiologists said on Friday.
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Blood clotting is four to five times more likely to occur in patients who have drug-coated heart devices known as stents, compared with the older bare-metal variety, according to a large data analysis by the Cleveland Clinic released yesterday.
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The Medicare program is rethinking its blanket coverage for all uses of drug-coated heart stents, a potential blow to Boston Scientific Corp. , Johnson &amp; Johnson, and others in the $6 billion-a-year industry.
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Drug-releasing stents used widely to keep clogged heart arteries open may increase the risk of potentially dangerous blood clots, but there is no conclusive evidence that the devices boost the likelihood of having a heart attack or dying if used as recommended, an expert panel said yesterday.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - Drug-coated heart stents deliver benefits that outweigh any risks of blood clots when placed in appropriate patients, a U.S. advisory panel said on Thursday.
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Heart patients aren&#39;t more likely to live long term after getting the artery-opening tubes called stents, according to a study released yesterday by researchers at Duke University.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel began hearing evidence on Thursday about potential risks of drug-coated stents, the tiny tubes used to prop open arteries in millions of heart patients.
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Most patients with drug-coated stents face an increased risk of heart attacks and death, but it's unclear whether their already poor health or the devices are to blame, federal health advisers said Friday.
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Drug-coated heart stents on the U.S. market are associated with a small but significant risk of blood clots months after they are implanted, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Tuesday.
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Last Thursday, the day the Food and Drug Administration launched a two-day advisory panel on the risks of drug-coated stents, doctors across the country found an e-mail on their computers from stent maker Johnson &amp; Johnson, inviting them to join a conference call about stent safety.
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Drug-coated stents -- tiny wire-mesh tubes used to prop open clogged heart arteries -- may not be as dangerous as earlier thought, Swedish researchers who had raised concerns over the devices said on Sunday.
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Coronary stents don&#39;t improve the long-term survival rates of heart patients, a Duke University Medical Center study contends.
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Former President Bill Clinton can  anticipate a fully productive life after coronary bypass  surgery, but may need to take a daily handful of pills and curb  his fast-food habit to keep his arteries from re-clogging, top  cardiologists said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - In patients who are in their eighties, procedures such as angioplasty and stenting to unblock clogged coronary arteries -- known collectively as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) -- have an "acceptable outcome."
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CLEVELAND -- A doctor with the Cleveland Clinic is calling for a congressional investigation into whether the makers of Vioxx ignored signs it could cause heart problems.