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New heart stents pass key tests, but long-term safety questions linger
Sunday, March 25, 2007
NEW ORLEANS -- A new crop of experimental heart stents have passed some key safety and effectiveness tests and may one day offer alternatives to the controversial stents currently used to keep unclogged arteries open, doctors reported Saturday.
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