One of the nation's leading cardiologists is calling for a sweeping study that evaluates the risks of potentially fatal blood clots related to widely used heart devices that treat blocked heart arteries.
The rush to use these stents has recently been described as "an epidemic of madness".
"This really shakes up the whole cardiology community," Dr. Stephen Nissen, head of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.
"No one has done the right kind of long-term study," he said, adding that patients should be followed for three or four years instead 9 months.
"We need a prospective, randomized trial. That's the gold standard and I'm hoping regulators will mandate it."
He said he will take an active role in initiating such a study. "How else will we answer the question?" Nissen added.
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