by David Cassak
In the fall of 2006, alarming headlines out of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Barcelona ominously asked,...
Xtent and the Next DES Boom
Safety concerns and a retrenchment in usage have dimmed the luster of drug-eluting stents, but only slightly. If the market is to turn around and, more importantly, serve the kind of patients who really need these devices, a second-generation drug-eluting stent will be needed, one designed specifically for these new patients. And Xtent believe it has the technology to do just that.
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