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12/08/06 5:30 PM

#817 RE: DewDiligence #811

Re Drug therapy for restenosis:

"In some cases, TVR is necessary but, in other cases, drug therapy may be sufficient and less risky"

Dew, FP, I am not aware of any drug therapy that is effective for clinical restenosis due to hyperproliferation of neointima or scaring, which occurs in roughly 25% of BMS patients. Is there such a treatment available? On the other hand, there are drugs avaliable for helping to prevent other causes of restenosis, namely thrombosis and atheroscleropic restesnosis.