JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Biography Historical Article
2005 Lasker Awards honor groundbreaking biomedical research, public service.
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The decrease in overall death rates in the United States may mask changes in death rates from specific conditions. ⋯ The absolute number of deaths and age at death continue to increase in the United States. These temporal trends have major implications for health care and health care costs in an aging population.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparison of a polymer-based paclitaxel-eluting stent with a bare metal stent in patients with complex coronary artery disease: a randomized controlled trial.
Compared with bare metal stents, drug-eluting stents reduce restenosis in noncomplex lesions. The utility of drug-eluting stents has not been evaluated in more difficult stenoses. ⋯ Compared with a bare metal stent, implantation of the paclitaxel-eluting stent in a patient population with complex lesions effectively reduces clinical and angiographic restenosis.