Stent for Life: how this initiative began?

Abstract

The Stent for Life Initiative was founded in September 2008 as a coalition of the European Society of Cardiology, European Association for Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Eucomed. The aim is to promote the life-saving indications for percutaneous coronary interventions--especially in all forms of acute myocardial infarction. This article describes how this initiative began.