Drug-eluting stent/Definition

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Revision as of 13:59, 19 September 2008 by imported>Howard C. Berkowitz (New page: <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude> A type of intravascular stent that is impregnated with a drug, such as paclitaxel, that may lower the chance of restenosis, although possibly increa...)
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Drug-eluting stent [r]: A type of intravascular stent that is impregnated with a drug, such as paclitaxel, that may lower the chance of restenosis, although possibly increase the risk of thrombosis