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Drug-eluting stents: potential applications for peripheral arterial occlusive disease
Stephan H Duda1, Tudor C Poerner, Benjamin Wiesinger
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Germany. stephan.duda@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR
|March 13, 2003
Abstract:
Many different approaches have been evaluated to prevent restenosis in stents after vascular implantation. Currently, drug-eluting stents are extremely promising in suppressing neointimal hyperplasia. Various animal studies and randomized trials in humans have shown excellent results in terms of safety and efficacy during intermediate-term follow-up. This article will give an overview of experimental and clinical data of the different agents in published and ongoing trials.