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The Role of Multiple Drug-Eluting Stents in the Treatment of Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy

A 60-year-old male with cardiac transplantation six years prior was seen for easy fatigability and dyspnea on exertion. Electrocardiogram revealed new T-wave inversions in the anterolateral leads. Cardiac catheterization showed diffuse multivessel disease with significant stenosis consistent with cardiac transplant vasculopathy (CTV). Percutaneous intervention was performed with DES with improvement…

Posted in: drug-eluting stents 2 intravascular ultrasound 4

Expired CME Article

Safety and Efficacy of the Drug-Eluting Stent: A Double-Edged Sword?

Like the introduction of bare metal stents (BMS), that of drug-eluting stents (DES) represented a quantum leap in the interventional cardiology community’s ongoing efforts to conquer restenosis. However, recent concerns over late thrombosis (LT) have tempered the initial enthusiasm. Nonetheless, when compared with BMS, the slightly higher DES-LT is counterbalanced…

Posted in: angioplasty 4 coronary artery disease 15 drug-eluting stents 2 thrombosis 3
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