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Stent Pipeline

An update on absorbable polymers and stents.

By Alexandre Abizaid, MD, PhD; Andre Lima Brito, MD; and J. Ribamar Costa Jr, MD

2008 Drug-Eluting Stent Update

By Ted E. Feldman, MD, FSCAI, Chief Medical Editor

Large-Bore Access Closure: The Current Landscape

An assessment of vascular closure techniques, including surgical closure, suture-based devices, and dedicated large-bore devices.

By Stephen Keane, MB, BCh, BAO; Liesbeth Rosseel, MD; and Darren Mylotte, MB, BCh, MD, PhD

The Current Role of Bare-Metal Stents

An evaluation of the importance of BMS in contemporary practice.

By Itsik Ben-Dor, MD; Ron Waksman, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD; Joseph Lindsay, MD; and Lowell F. Satler, MD

The Perfect Drug-Eluting Stent

Goals for stent, polymer, and drug development.

By Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Dwight Dishmon, MD; Adam Elhaddi, MD; Shadwan Alsafwah, MD; and Santhosh R. Mannem, MD