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Biodegradable stent polymer offers no long-term protection


 

This week from MDedge Cardiology, a biodegradable polymer shows no long-term benefit in heart stents, appropriate use criteria for imaging in nonvalvular heart disease are released, ACOG updates guidance on hypertension in pregnancy, and more losartan lots are recalled.

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