"The celebrity experience of the Olympics is relatively short-lived, " says Dean Baim, economics and finance professor at Pepperdine University who has closely studied the business of the Games.
Between 5% and 10% of patients with cardiovascular problems develop clots, estimates Donald Baim, an interventional cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, who is also a scientific adviser to OmniSonics, as well as a shareholder.