Going for angioplasty should opt for medicated or non medicated stent?

Drug eluting stents: Are the preferred stents but the major factor is being on Plavix (clopidogrel) for a longer period of time with these stents (typically 1 year).

Drug Eluting Stents: Have better long term track record. Remember: stents are made of stainless steel, a material foreign to the body which also ↑clotting. Drugs on stent struts which suppress the foreign body reaction ↓overgrowth of cells around the stent but also ↓stent coverage by endothelial cells preventing clots. Thus best stay on anti-platelet agents much longer. Some older drug-binding coatings ↑ed problems.