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Release Date: December 5, 2007 This content is archived.
An article in The New York Times on the first attempt by a medical device maker to market a heart stent directly to consumers quotes William E. Boden, professor of medicine, who said, "It's deplorable. You've got to wonder if it's a sign of desperation."
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