A game-changer in the game of life
by Becky Gillette
Published: February 1,2013
Tags: bioabsorbable scaffolds, cardiology, Cardiology Associates Research, North Mississippi Medical Center Heart Institute, Tupelo
Mississippi is once again at the forefront of cardiovascular medicine with the significant milestone of the country’s first drug eluting bioabsorbable vascular scaffold placed in the heart artery of a patient at the North Mississippi Medical Center Heart Institute in late December 2012. The device for opening blocked arteries to restore blood flow to the [...]
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