Click to be added!Translation:
"Brought to you by the French, who really really really really want you to start buying our wine again."
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I'll drink to that!
A coworker was having a rash on his chest and BP problems. These turned out to be related to his Seifert stent, which is coated with a drug to reduce scar tissue formation inside the artery.
Eluting stents: an effective, promising solution?
Cristina Giglioli, Massimo Margheri, Serafina Valente, Marco Comeglio, Tania Chechi, Roberto Becherini, Chiara Lazzeri, Gian Franco Gensini
http://www.italheartj.org/pdf_files/20040193.pdf
"Moreover, several variables are known to increase the risk of ISR [in-stent restenosis] individual risk factors: diabetes, a history of prior ISR, genetic factors, allergic reactions to the stent components..."
a couple more topics, of many on FR:
Bextra Found to Pose Risks After Heart Bypass Surgery
NY Times | December 10, 2004 | NA
Posted on 12/10/2004 6:26:44 PM PST by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1299000/posts
Therapy for heart is under scrutiny
The New York Times | Mar. 14, 2005 | Nicholas Wade
Posted on 03/14/2005 11:43:19 AM PST by Dubya
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1362614/posts