![George “Rick” Stouffer, III, M.D., F.A.H.A., chief of cardiology and co-director of the McAllister Heart Institute at UNC.](https://news.unchealthcare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/1159/2020/06/genetic-test-may-improve-post-stent-treatment-outcome-image2.jpeg)
April 5, 2018
Genetic test may improve post-stent treatment, outcome
The study, based on results from patients treated at UNC Hospitals, found that using genetic testing to inform which blood thinner to use following a procedure to open narrowed blood vessels resulted in significantly fewer complications. George “Rick” Stouffer, III, MD, was a leader of the study.