A new stent produced by Medtronic, Inc. has shown to perform strongly in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with and without diabetes. The Resolute Integrity drug-eluting stent (DES) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in February. It is specifically designed to treat patients who suffer from diabetes in addition to CAD. People with diabetes have a two- to three-fold increased risk for CAD as well as increased risks of complications and death. The results of a clinical...
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