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January 2, 2007 -- 1:56pm ET

More Stent Concerns?
The possible inhibition of collateral vessels by drug-eluting stents is a disturbing new potential problem for these devices. The results of a study from University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland was published in today's Journal of the American College of Cardiology -- you can read all about it in Angioplasty.Org's report from last Friday.

In fact, over the weekend our Forum had a patient write in that reduction in collateral circulation had been observed in his angiograms pre-and-post DES. He has been experiencing pain and other symptoms.

Now the JACC report has hit the mainstream media -- an article appearing in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, titled "Stents may stifle tiny heart vessels" has been syndicated nationally, appearing today under such headlines as "Study reveals danger of some heart stents", "Study finds `intriguing evidence' of stents' danger" and the ever-popular "Drugs may make stents deadly, study says".

Stent controversy, round two coming up...

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