“ Drug-eluting stents have their strong and weak points and aren ’ t suitable for every patient, ” says Li Ai-hsien of Far Eastern Memorial Hospital. Technology is rapidly changing, as are drugs, he argues. The newest drug-eluting stents are not the be all and end all, and patients shouldn ’ t be so “ superstitious ” about wanting the newest thing.
「塗藥血管支架有其效果也有其侷限，並非適用於每個人，」亞東醫院李愛先主任表示，科技日新月異，藥物也不斷在改進中，現有的塗藥支架絕非終極產品，民眾也不必過度「迷信」。