The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
				
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December 24, 2012
                		
                	Choice of Drug-Eluting Stents
					
					
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Choice of Drug-Eluting Stents
December 24, 2012 (Issue: 1406)
					The use of intracoronary stents in angioplasty procedures
has improved both short- and long-term success
rates. In recent years, drug-eluting stents (DESs) have
largely replaced bare-metal stents (BMSs).
 
        			
        			
						
					
					
					
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