Share of Cost, Study Suggests Coronary Stents Not Harmful To Patients With History Of Metal Allergy

Monday, Jan. 7th 2013 4:12 PM

Study is first to compare clinical outcomes after placing stents in those with and without a history of skin allergy to stent metal components.  Cardiologists have long grappled with how to best manage patients with coronary artery disease who report skin hypersensitivity to nickel or other metal components found in stents — small tubes placed in narrowed or weakened arteries to help improve blood flow to the heart. But new Mayo Clinic research, published in the April 16, 2012, issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, may help allay these concerns.

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