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December 6, 2005 Categories: Blogroll Posted by admin
By averting restenoses, drug-eluting stents (DES) reduce the need for repeat revascularization procedures and improve quality of life. Large, randomized clinical trials including the Sirolimus-Eluting Balloon Expandable Stent in Treatment of Patients With De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions (SIRIUS) suggest that DES may be cost-effective to the Medicare system over time.
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