May 15, 2007Drug coated stent program terminatedAre stents really effective in preventing heart arteries from occlusion? Isthe hype about metal mesh tubes in arteries just another temporarydeflection of the truth? Do stents actually help in reducing major adversecardiac events?A multi-billion industry giant of the medical device industry pulled theplug on a trial and announced that it would no longer seek regulatoryapproval in the USA for a new drug-eluting stent program. The good news: