Articulation is Achilles heel for Palmaz-Schatz
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
New research presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Orlando, last week confirms that the central articulation of the Palmaz-Schatz stent is its Achilles heel, allowing plaque to prolapse through the steel mesh. However, the study refuted previous observations that overlapping multiple stents cause excess restenosis.