The compound is branded by drug maker Wyeth as Rapamune and is used to suppress the immune system and ward off rejection after organ transplants and in heart stents.
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对于考虑支架或其它手术疗法以及药物疗法来治疗心脏病的患者,你有什么话要说?
What would you say to someone considering a stent or other surgical procedure or drug therapy, to treat their heart disease?
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心脏病人的寿命越来越长,在血管支架、心脏搭桥或者心瓣膜置换手术后,病人最长可以活20年。
Cardiac patients are living longer and longer — up to 20 years after receiving stents, a heart bypass, or heart-valve replacements.