Posted AT 10:44 AM EDT on 09/05/08
Studies rarely reveal researchers' links to stent companies
Stents may seem like rather mundane medical devices. But these tiny wire-mesh tubes, which prop open blocked blood vessels to help prevent heart attacks, have ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry.
Even so, the medical community is deeply divided over which stents work best.
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