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A spring in the artery

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    CQFD
  • 18 March 2014
  • Eric Eeckhout
    • CHUV
    • Biologie et de médecine, UNIL
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The focus is on a kind of small spring that is installed in a coronary artery that becomes blocked: the stent. The aim of this technology is to maintain blood flow to the heart muscle.

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