Hyderabad, Oct 31: Stents, a new technology used in
angioplasty is very effective, Dr Sunil Kapoor, Chief
Cardiologist at Care Hospitals, said here on Friday.
Kapoor attended the World Conference of Cardiologists at
Washington recently.
Stents, used in angioplasty procedures, are thinner,
coated with new drugs which were more effective in prevention
of renarrowing. Stents also have biocompatible, biodegradable
polymer which dissolves by itself after six months, thus
reducing chances of clot formation, Dr Sunil Kapoor,
Chief Cardiologist at Care Hospitals, who attended the
conference, said here today.
He said that data presented in the USA showed new
generation stents were significantly superior to the
previously used standard, drug coated stents. Head-to-head
comparison was done in the trials. The same stents have been
made available in Hyderabad and used successfully, Dr Kapoor
said.
"We have used the new technology-Stents and find them to
be very good and data shows that renarrowing and second heart
attack can be prevented 98 per cent. These stents have lesser
chance of renarrowing (only 1.5 per cent) and clot formation
in the stents was found to be zero per cent upto two years of
follow up. This is likely to make Stents equal to bypass
surgery. If not superior, but without the complications of
surgery," he said.
"This is a very significant development for treatment
of heart patients and makes angioplasty and Stent procedures
easier, safer and with better long lasting effect," Dr Kapoor
added.
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