25.3.07

Stent Makers Brace for New Heart Study


Stent Makers Brace for New Heart Study from PhysOrg.com

(AP) -- Wall Street analysts and many doctors anticipate a setback for stent makers Tuesday when a blockbuster study answers whether an artery-opening procedure plus drugs is better than medication alone for some patients. It's the first big study to directly compare angioplasty procedures with drug therapy alone as a way to prevent heart attacks and deaths in non-emergency cases.

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