Drug-coated balloons could offer an alternative to permanent heart stents for some patients

Thousands of heart patients could be treated without having a metal stent permanently implanted in their arteries - according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Thousands of heart patients could be treated without having a metal stent permanently implanted in their arteries—according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A major analysis of more than 7,800 patients found that a newer treatment using drug-coated balloons…