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Risks: In-stent restenosis (the risk is higher in patients receiving non-drug-eluting stents) Blood clot Allergic reaction to stainless steel or other stent material Allergic reaction to the drug used in a drug-eluting stent Rupture of the duct or vessel during insertion Drug-eluting stents may not be advised for patients who had recent heart surgery, or women who are nursing or pregnant. Patients who receive a drug-eluting stent may need anti-platelet drugs for at least several months. The safety and effectiveness of a drug-eluting stent have not been studied in patients who have a blockage in a heart bypass graft, who are actually having a heart attack, or who had previous intravascular radiation treatment. References: Text Continues Below Winslow RD, Sharma SK, Kim MC. Restenosis and drug-eluting stents. Mt Sinai J Med. 2005 Mar;72(2):81-9. Moreno R, Fernandez C, Hernandez R, Alfonso F, Angiolillo DJ, Sabate M, et.al. Drug-eluting stent thrombosis: results from a pooled analysis including 10 randomized studies. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Mar 15;45(6):954-9.

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