[HSF] Litigation and DES

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Please enlighten me what do you mean by using DES off label? Thanks

Ahmed

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From: openheart-l-bounces at lists.hsforum.com
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Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 7:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [HSF] Litigation and DES

Hal,
     We, who have had to deal with this vulture trial lawyer mentality, knew
this was coming. These cases will likely not have much real merit, but will
change practice patterns. I, for one am weary of medicine being dictated by
issues not germane to the care and benefit of our patients!
     I'm certain some in the cardiac surgical community will actually be
pleased by this turn of events and I'm also certain that manufacturers of
these devices will try to place blame on physicians who were doing what they
considered best for their patients.(after telling them "off the record" that
they should use them in Off label situations)
     This business isn't as fun as it was 15 years ago!               Mike
 
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From: Hgrmd at aol.com
To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
Sent: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 2:13 PM
Subject: [HSF] Litigation and DES


HSF'ers,
  Well, while I was writing the last post, I saw it for the first  time.  A 
commercial on the History Channel was asking, "Have you, or anyone  you
know, 
had a drug coated cardiac stent and suffered blood clots?"  Look  out!  I
was 
having lunch today with a cardiologist at the hospital, and the  DES subject

came up.  He predicted that the manufacturers would blame the
interventional 
cardiologist for any cases where the stents were used off label,  which, as
we 
know, if most of them.
Hal  
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