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Prevention of carotid artery restenosis after sirolimus-coated stent implantation in pigs

March 10, 2006   Categories: New articles  Posted by admin

To test the feasibility of self-expanding drug-coated nitinol stents for prevention of restenosis in an animal model. Stent implantation in the carotid artery (CA) has been shown to be feasible for treatment of CA stenosis. Even though the restenosis rate in CA is reported to be lower than in the coronary and peripheral arteries, problems may arise with increasing numbers of treated patients and lengthier follow-up.

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