A clinical study presented at the European Society of Cardiology (Sophia Antipolis, France) meeting in Barcelona has the potential to rewrite practice guidelines worldwide for implantation of devices to assist heart failure patients. (Medical Device Daily)

So far, so good for drug eluting stents (DES) with a biodegradable polymer. A full year of follow-up with patients receiving the novel stents have shown results comparable, or non-inferior, to stents with permanent polymer coatings in a presentation at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC; Sophia Antipolis, France) meeting being held in Barcelona. (Medical Device Daily)

Three years after he helped send sales of drug-eluting stents (DES) plummeting with a presentation challenging their long-term safety, Eduardo Camenzind, MD, was back at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC; Sophia Antipolis, France) to say in an opening plenary session that he is unrepentant. (Medical Device Daily)