The Story of the Stent: An Interview with Julio Palmaz
Executive Summary
Arguably the most important medical device launched in the last two decades, coronary stents have a fascinating history, filled with stories of unappreciated potential and developmental missteps. In Vivo interviews the stent's inventor, Julio Palmaz, about the vicissitudes of stents.
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