title: Late thrombosis and drug-eluting stents.
abstract: On 14 September 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration indicated that it had some concern over "small but significant" increases in the rates of death in patients treated with drug-eluting stents. This article considers the background and consequences of this matter.
authors.affiliation: University of Liverpool. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*