The TFA seeks to establish trade and boost economic development through the four principles of simplification, standardisation, harmonisation and transparency of procedures so that it cuts the time and cost of conducting trade.
Patients who receive drug-eluting (coated) stents are recommended to take aspirin and one of these antiplatelet medications for at least a year after stent implantation. Taking aspirin and a second antiplatelet medication, such as Plavix, Effient, or Brilinta, is called dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). If you are a patient who is about to undergo a medical procedure with a physician other than the cardiologist who prescribed DAPT for you, be sure to talk with both doctors.
Stents are used to open blocked or narrowed arteries or veins. Stents may be used to help prevent coronary arteries from becoming narrowed or blocked repeatedly. A self-expanding stent used during chemotherapy ay be made of metal. Wire mesh metal stents are often used for an angioplastic procedure.