Blood Clot Risk More Than Double In Black Americans Implanted With Drug-Coated Stents
August 31, 2010 – 7:21 pmA new study found that black Americans implanted with drug-coated stents have more than double the risk of developing life-threatening blood clots than Americans from other races who have also had drug-coated stents implanted to prop open narrowing arteries. You can read about the study behind these findings in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The lead author is Dr Ron Waksman, an associate director of the Division of Cardiology at Washington Hospital Center and professor of medicine and cardiology at Georgetown University…
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