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A type of intravascular stent that is impregnated with a drug, such as [[paclitaxel]], that may lower the chance of restenosis, although possibly increase the risk of [[thrombosis]]
A type of intravascular [[stent]] that is impregnated with a drug, such as [[paclitaxel]], that may lower the chance of restenosis, although possibly increase the risk of [[thrombosis]]

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Drug-eluting stent [r]: A type of intravascular stent that is impregnated with a drug, such as paclitaxel, that may lower the chance of restenosis, although possibly increase the risk of thrombosis