Equipment and Supplies: News and Research on Drug-Eluting Stents

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Drug-coated balloons could offer an alternative to permanent heart stents for some patients

Thousands of heart patients could be treated without having a metal stent permanently implanted in their arteries—according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A major analysis of more than 7,800 patients ...

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'Leave-nothing-behind' strategy works as well as drug-eluting stent for heart attack and chest pain patients

A new sub-study suggests that using a sirolimus-eluting balloon (SEB), a drug-coated balloon, can reduce the number of stents a patient may need, making it a safe and effective way to treat certain heart attacks or unstable ...

Apr 23, 2026

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Patients who quit smoking after percutaneous coronary intervention do as well as non-smokers, unless they smoked heavily

Patients who quit smoking after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for narrowed arteries have similar outcomes as non-smokers during four years of follow-up after the procedure, according to a large study ...

Sep 26, 2023

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