Alcohol May Prevent Repeat Clogging
A clinical trial at UAB has shown favorable results of a new technique in the treatment of patients with repeat narrowing of a coronary artery following the placement of a coronary stent -- the condition recently brought into the limelight by the nation's vice president. Ming Liu, M.D., interventional cardiologist at UAB, said the early results are very promising in the treatment of restenosis, or the renarrowing of an artery. Researchers treated 46 patients diagnosed with in-stent restenosis by first using a catheter procedure and a small balloon device to dilate the plugged artery. Then they injected a diluted ethyl alcohol solution into the injured area of the artery before propping it open with another stent. Contact Tracy Bischoff, Media Relations, 205-934-8935 or [email protected].
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