Impact of Stent Design on Clinical Practice: Bench to Bedside - Introduction

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An increase in LSD in recent years has caused physicians to examine this complication and how it impacts clinical practice.<sup>1</sup> </p> <p>This spotlight supplement, the content of which was created by the sponsor, Abbott Vascular, addresses the recent increase in LSD and covers topics such as the history of LSD, current stent designs and the abilities and limitations of those designs and the use of databases to analyze predictors and treatment for LSD.</p> <h5>Reference</h5> <ol> <li>Mamas M. 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