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The introduction of drug-eluting stents has revolutionized interventional cardiology. The uptake of this technology has been rapid and widespread, but the long-term data are strikingly few. In this review, an overview is presented of the studies done so far and the emerging information on safety and efficacy. Future directions for this intervention are also discussed.
The use of organs donated after death is associated with much controversy and currently the supply of organs does not meet the demand, underlining the need for alternative organ sources. In this Viewpoint, Jean-Paul Soulillou examines the possibility of xenotransplantation with the tools and techniques currently available.
In this article, Gilbert Upchurch considers the findings of the study by Blankensteijnet al., which found that there was no long-term survival advantage with endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm when compared with open repair.