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Angioplasty: Will balloon replace stent?

January 25, 2006   Categories: Uncategorized  Posted by admin

MIAMI, Jan. 24 (UPI) — Researchers said Tuesday that applying drug coating to an angioplasty balloon might remove the need for a stent.

At this week’s Endovascular Therapy Symposium in Miami, researchers said they successfully used drug-coated angioplasty balloons to open narrowed and blocked blood vessels in the legs.

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