August 30th, 2010
Study Finds African-Americans at Increased Risk for Stent Thrombosis
Larry Husten, PHD
African-Americans are nearly three times more likely than other races to develop stent thrombosis after receiving a drug-eluting stent, according to a new study appearing in Circulation. Ron Waksman and colleagues analyzed data from a large, single-center registry of 7,236 patients who received a DES and found that African-American race was the single strongest predictor […]
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