Heart patients panic over stent reports; New drug-coated devices are said to cause blood clots, but many implanted

Source :: Crain's New York Business. November 3, 2003, Vol. 19 Issue 44, 40
Publication Year :: 2003
Abstract: Byline: samantha marshall Media reports about blood clots associated with new drug-coated heart stents are causing widespread panic among patients, according to cardiologists. Doctors say they fielded dozens of calls [...]

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