Clinic eyes neurological approach to coronary ills - Reuters

The Cleveland Clinic, the renowned heart center, is advancing a neurological approach to treat diseased coronary arteries -- research that could potentially replace drug-coated stents.

Whereas drug-coated stents -- tiny wire mesh tubular scaffolds that prop open diseased arteries and delivery drugs to the site to prevent reclogging -- take a biological approach keeping vessels clear, Dr. Ali Rezai, director of Cleveland Clinic's Neurological Restoration department, is experimenting with electricity....