Drug eluting stents and bare metal stents are in the news these days, especially on the business pages as companies try to prove that "mine is better". I am asked on numerous occasions by patients what they should do if they have one or the other type of stent put in. The answer to this one is quite easy. Just follow the advice of your doctor about control of your medicines, nutrition and exercise, and don't spend any time at all worrying about which one of these stents is better. Let me...
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