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January 25, 2010

Everything you wanted to know about coronary stents

Our colleague Robert Little wrote recently about concerns that several hundred patients at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson may have received coronary implants when they didn't need them.

The issue has sparked one lawsuit so far and highlighted a debate among cardiologists and confusion among patients about when stents are necessary. Some doctors told me with the exception of patients in the middle of a heart attack, the mesh tubes that prop open narrowed arteries may be overused.

So what does that mean for heart patients? Got questions about stents?

Well, we have answers. Dr. Claudia Hochberg, an interventional cardiologist at Boston Medical Center, will be here at noon on Tuesday to answer your questions.

You can send questions in advance to me at kelly.brewington@baltsun.com.

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Meredith Cohn has been a reporter since 1991, covering everything from politics and airlines to the environment and medicine. A runner since junior high and a particular eater for almost as long, she tries to keep up on health and fitness trends. Her aim is to bring you the latest news and information from the local and national medical and wellness communities.

Andrea K. Walker knows it’s weird to some people, but she has a fascination with fitness, diseases, medicine and other health-related topics. She subscribes to a variety of health and fitness magazines and becomes easily engrossed in the latest research in health and science. An exercise fanatic, she’s probably tried just about every fitness activity there is. Her favorites are running, yoga and kickboxing. So it is probably fitting that she has been assigned to cover the business of healthcare and to become a regular contributor to this blog. Andrea has been at The Sun for nearly 10 years, covering manufacturing, retail , airlines and small and minority business. She looks forward to telling readers about the latest health news.

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