Mass General: Commonly Prescribed Treatment Regimen After Stent Procedures May Be Outdated
November 18, 2021
November 18, 2021
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 (TNSJou) -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release:
When patients with cardiovascular disease have stents placed in narrowed coronary arteries to ensure that blood is delivered to the heart, they typically receive a combination of antiplatelet drugs for many months (up to 2.5 years) after surgery to prevent blood clots from forming in the stents. A recent analysis published in the journal Circulation and led by researchers at . . .
When patients with cardiovascular disease have stents placed in narrowed coronary arteries to ensure that blood is delivered to the heart, they typically receive a combination of antiplatelet drugs for many months (up to 2.5 years) after surgery to prevent blood clots from forming in the stents. A recent analysis published in the journal Circulation and led by researchers at . . .