What are the Risks & Potential Benefits of Treatment with the TAXUS® Stent?
Potential adverse events, which may be associated with the implantation of a coronary stent, include: • air, tissue, or clots which can block the vessel (emboli) • allergic reaction to the contrast dye (which could include kidney failure) • allergic reaction to the metal used to make the stent (stainless steel) • aneurysm • bleeding that would require a blood transfusion • bruising which resides on a blood vessel (pseudo-aneurysm) • chest pain or discomfort • collection of blood in the lining of the heart • coronary spasms • death • emergency bypass surgery • heart attack • high or low blood pressure • inadequate supply of blood to the heart • infection and/or pain at the access site • injury or tearing of blood vessel • irregular heart beat (arrhythmia) • movement of the stent as it is sliding from the balloon into the blood vessel (embolization) • plugging of the stent with blood clots • renewed formation of a narrowing in the treated vessel (restenosis) • side effects due to contras
