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Dr. Wes (4) 
5 years ago

I heard a new term related to coronary stents today: "shrinkage." Unlike the manly "shrinkage" of the Seinfeld show, it seems new polymer stents can also suffer from "shrinkage:"(TheHeart.org) Dr Patrick Serruys (Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, the Netherlands) presented results of the ABSORB trial during a late-breaking session at the American College of Cardiology 2007 Scientific Sessions today. In the trial, 26 patients received the new stent?which, it is hoped, will completely dissolve after...

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