Community Hospital has become the first in Indiana to use a new treatment option for patients experiencing recurring blockages inside a previously placed heart stent.
The treatment – SELUTION SLR Drug-Eluting Balloon (DEB) – received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 21 and was successfully implemented at Community Hospital two days later. The procedure was performed by Interventional Cardiologists Dean Ferrera, DO, and Jonathan Meyer, MD.
Coronary stents are small mesh tubes placed in arteries to help restore blood flow to the heart. In some patients, the artery can narrow over time because of scar tissue growth or additional plaque buildup inside the stent. This condition – in-stent restenosis – can reduce blood flow and increase the risk of heart-related complications…