Drug-coated balloons could offer an alternative to permanent heart stents for some patients

Thousands of bosom patients could beryllium treated without having a metallic stent permanently implanted successful their arteries—according to probe from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A large investigation of much than 7,800 patients recovered that a newer attraction utilizing drug-coated balloons performed conscionable arsenic good arsenic accepted stents astatine preventing bosom attacks and cardiovascular deaths.