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Drug-eluting Stents: Are they safe?
Saturday September 8, 2007 at 9:15am
Fairchild Auditorium, Stanford University
291 Campus Drive
Palo Alto, California 94305 Get Directions
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Drug-eluting stents are metal mesh tubes coated with medication that keep arteries from re-blocking after angioplasty. These devices have been the solution for millions of people around the world. However, recent studies have raised concerns about associated risks.

All interested parties are invited to join Dr. Yeung and colleagues as they discuss
- benefits of current drug-eluting stents
- safety concerns
- on-label and off-label uses of these stents
- new developments in the field

Speaker: Alan C. Yeung, MD, Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine; Director, Interventional Cardiology; Chief (Clinical), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center

Keywords: Cardiovascular, Heart, Health, Stents
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