Stents

The Mahalo Top 7

1. American Heart Association: Stent Procedure
2. Wikipedia: Stent | Coronary Stent
3. Food and Drug Administration: Stent
4. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: Stents
5. The New York Times: Stents
6. University of Pennsylvania Health System: Stent
7. YouTube Video: Carotid Stent Procedure For Treatment of Stroke (Time: 57:56)    

Stents News

• Google News: Stents Search
• HealthDay: New Drug-Coated Stent Does Well in Early Trial (April 22, 2008)
• HealthDay: Drug-Eluting Stents Safe After Heart Attack (March 30, 2008)
• MSNBC: FDA Wants Long-Term Studies of Stents (March 26, 2008)
• HealthDay: Study Finds Both Coated Stents Perform the Same (January 29, 2008)
• The Washington Post: Drug-Coated Stents Safe, Study Concludes (January 24, 2008)

Stents Basics

• YourTotalHealth: Stenting
• MedlinePlus: Stent
• University of Michigan Health System: Frequently Asked Questions about Ureteral Stents  
• Radiological Society of North America: Angioplasty and Vascular Stenting

Stents Treatment Types

• HeartSite.com: Coronary Stents
• Angioplasty.org: Drug-Eluting Stent Overview
• WebMD: Carotid Artery Stenting to Prevent Stroke (April 9, 2008)
• eMedicine: Laryngeal and Tracheal Stents
• University of California, San Diego Medical Center: Airway Stents
• CareFirst: Ureteral Stents
• VascularWeb: Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Leg Stenting  

Stents Benefits

• HealthCentral: Study Finds Benefits With Drug-Coated Stents (October 3, 2007)
• CBS News: Stents Help Avoid Heart Bypasses (March 7, 2005)
• ScienceDaily: Stents Benefit People At High Risk Of Stroke (February 14, 2007)
• Medical College of Wisconsin: Anti-Reflux "Dua Stent" Benefits Esophageal Cancer Patients (April 28, 2004)
• Annals of Internal Medicine: Benefits of Coronary Stents  

Stents Precautions and Controversy

• MayoClinic.com: Drug-eluting stents: Do they increase heart attack risk?
• Reuters: Repeat Blood Clots More Common With Stents—Study (March 29, 2008)
• MedlinePlus: Experts Offer Clarity on Confusion Surrounding Stents (February 22, 2008)
• Newsweek: Heart Stents—Good or Bad? (January 23, 2008)
• MSNBC: Millions Face Risk From Drug-Coated Stents (March 1, 2007)
• Food and Drug Administration: FDA Statement on Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents (September 14, 2006)

Stents Manufacturers

• Cordis Corporation: CYPHER® Stent
• Boston Scientific Corporation: Taxus-Stent Resource Center | Percuflex® Ureteral Stents
• Cook Medical: Ureteral Stents
• Medtronic: Coronary Stents
• FCI Ophthalmics: Lacrimal Stents
• Abbott Laboratories: XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System

Stents Clinical Studies and Research

• PubMed Central Search: Stent
• Journal of the American Medical Association Search: Stent
• Google Scholar Search: Stent
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Stent Clinical Trials
• CenterWatch: Stent Clinical Trials

Stents Message Boards and Blogs

• InsiderMedicine: Similar Outcomes from Stent or Surgery in Patients with Carotid Artery... (April 9, 2008)
• Tzvee's Blog: Abbott Developing Melt Away Heart Stent (March 31, 2008)
• Problem Pages: Does It Hurt Getting a Stent In Your Heart (March 29, 2008)
• HealthBoards: Kidney Stent? (March 17, 2008)
• RevolutionHealth: CMO's Viewpoint — To Stent or not to Stent, That is the Question (May 10, 2007)

Stents Videos

• HealthCentral: Stents for Lungs? (Time: 1:35)  
• Healthline: What Do I Do After I Have a Stent? (Time: 2:07)
• HealthHaven: Stent Videos
• YouTube: Stent Videos

Stents Alternatives

• MedicineNet: Preventing Strokes—Stents vs. Surgery (April 9, 2008)
• The New York Times: In Trial, Drugs Equal Benefits of Artery Stents (March 27, 2007)
• OrbusNeich: Tissue Engineering Meets Coronary Stents (March 2006)