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TAXUS® stent

The TAXUS® stent, manufactured by Boston Scientific Inc, is a small, expandable sleeve of stainless steel mesh used to prop open a coronary artery and improve blood flow in an artery that has been narrowed by coronary artery disease. Follow-up studies have found many cases of thrombosis, or blood clot formation, at the site of the TAXUS® stent. Blood clots are extremely dangerous, because they can block the artery, causing heart attacks and even death. Patients who have had the TAXUS® stent implanted had higher rates of clotting and death 18 to 36 months after implantation than patients who had bare-metal stents. Patients who have not developed clots may still need to take expensive antiplatelet medication for a months or years period in order to prevent blood clots (thrombosis).

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