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Model Predicts How to Build a Better Stent Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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Researchers have been puzzled in recent years by observations that drug-releasing stents (mesh-like tubes implanted to hold patients' coronary arteries open) can increase the likelihood of blood clots and heart attacks. Now, a mathematical model developed by MIT engineers can predict whether particular types of stents are likely to cause life-threatening side effects. The model helps explain why some stents are better than others, and could predict which stents are predisposed to cause clotting. (source: web.mit.edu)
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