Study says rare allergic reactions to drug-eluting stents may raise risk for heart attack
... hypersensitivity symptoms (ranging from rash and hives to asthma) believed to be caused by SES. "The group with the hypersensitivity reactions had a higher major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) rate and there was a trend toward the need for target vessel revascularization (TVR). Most significantl......y sufferers worldwide. "In our study, people with hives showed an increased risk of leukaemia," said Dr. Karin Sderberg, who carried out the research with her colleagues from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. "We also found an increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among individuals who had eczema duri...PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC receives FDA approval for Plenaxis
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