Stents Were Recently Revealed to Be Ineffective. Why Did We Use Them for So Long?

Published: Nov. 15, 2017, 10:37 p.m.

b'Every so often, a new study comes along that challenges conventional wisdom in medicine or science. When the conditions are right, these studies can generate a lot of attention in both the popular press and the medical community. In early November, one of these such studies, called the ORBITA study, was published in the Lancet by a group of cardiologists.'