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Coronary artery disease treatment map

As an exercise, I found it worthwhile to map out the various options available or under development for the treatment of coronary artery disease.
We assess the emphasis of current, near-term and future possible options for treatment in the color-coded scheme:
Bold, black:  Current, dominant treatment options
Green:  Near term options with potential to gain significant caseload
Red:  Long-term [...]

Stents for treatment of coronary artery disease at convergence of therapy alternatives

Coronary stents operate at a certain nexus of different therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of coronary artery disease.  Given advances in materials technologies, biotech, drug-device hybrids, drug delivery and other fields, the therapeutic options available to the physician (interventional cardiologist or cardiac surgeon) for the treatment of coronary artery disease have proliferated.
Any competitor marketing treatment [...]