Vulnerable Plaque Heats Up

Vulnerable plaque is the hottest cardiovascular device opportunity in years. But in shifting thinking about coronary disease from structural to biological processes, it challenges what it means to be a device company. As more evidence suggests vulnerable plaque is a systemic rather than local problem and as the underlying assumptions about coronary disease shift from a structural view to a biological one, conventional device approaches are challenged.

by David Cassak

The first of a two-part series.

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