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What heart patients should know about the disappearing stent

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Coronary stents are tiny tubes that help open clogged arteries. A new FDA-approved stent is designed to work when a patient needs it and then fully dissolve over time. Here's how it works.

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The disappearing stent has made improvements to the product. The only down side is the failure rate is slightly higher than the metal stent. Which could turn some away from the idea entirely. But from this point people shouldn't dismiss the idea. Because the disappearing stent could some day with more research and trials. Be the biggest development in Heart disease treatment.

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Iron has a complete degradation at >4 years allowing a stronger more solid hold in the artery. (Ron Waksman, May 14/2012)

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Studies showed that magnesium had a degradation within 4 to 12 months. (Ron Waksman, May 14/2012)

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After the Abbott stent was disbanded, many other sources began to arise. About metal stents that now were absorbable. Using both magnesium and iron as the sources for the product.

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This negative set back hit the company very hard. Loss in sales and backers behind the project, they were forced to disband manufacturing the product. But the research would continue. To possibly be able to find the crucial information that they would need.

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The problem with being a new product or development is the lack of research. So with such a big development and a great idea, doctors had a hard time getting behind the idea. They would rather stick the product they have been using for years. With knowing the risks because they have learned to combat them.

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When using the disappearing stent in trials. The stent was almost completely absorbed by the body within 2 years time. With no negative side effects as the metal stent. No re-narrowing of the artery or cardiac death from the product. (Lauren Gravitz, March 31/2009)

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This is a blocked artery that has had a stent installed

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They decided to come up with the idea of a disappearing stent to prevent the negative effects of what metal stents were causing in patients. Such as plaque build up in the artery blocking blood flood, as well as causing blood clots to attach to the wiring. (Ron Waksman, May 14/2012)

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If you are a resident of a country other than those to which the site is directed, please contact your local Abbott affiliate to obtain the appropriate product information for your country of residence.

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The Abbott vascular stent was created by the the researchers at Abbott Labs in Chicago,Illinois. With the goal of creating a development in heart disease treatment. The stent is made up of a biodegradable polymer that once inside the artery would slowly be absorbed by the body. While keeping its strong struts fully intact. (Abbott, 2006-2017)