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Evolutionary perspective of drug eluting stents: from thick polymer to polymer free approach
Background Introduction of Bare Metal Stents (BMS) was itself a revolutionary step in the history of the medical industry; however, Drug Eluting Stents (DES) maintained its superiority over BMS in every aspect from restenosis rate to late lumen loss. The
Sadia Hassan +2 more
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Use of balloon catheter dilation and steroid-eluting stent in light and severe rhinosinusitis of frontal sinus: a multicenter retrospective randomized study [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Frontal sinus surgery has an increased rate of re-stenosis, if compared to other sinuses, that mainly depends on recurrent inflammation and abnormal scarring at the frontal recess; its reduction represents one of the keys of therapeutic ...
Azimonti, Dario +8 more
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Long-term effectiveness and safety of sirolimus drug-eluting stents
Mahesh Bikkina, Jayanth KoneruSt Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, Seton Hall University, NJ, USAAbstract: The root cause of coronary artery disease is atherosclerosis, ie, intraluminal narrowing (stenosis) of the arteries that supply blood to ...
Bikkina M, Koneru J
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Zotarolimus-eluting stent fracture at initial implantation diagnosed with StentBoost
Stent fracture is a rare complication of drug-eluting stent implantation with a reported rate of 0.84%–3.2% in various clinical studies with first-generation drug-eluting stents and 29% in autopsy studies.
Alev Arat Ozkan +2 more
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Second Generation Drug-Eluting Stents: A Review of the Everolimus-Eluting Platform
Everolimus-eluting stents (EES) represent the next generation of drug-eluting stents (DES). Important design modifications include thin strut stent backbones, less inflammatory and more biocompatible polymers, and lower drug dosing.
Matthew G. Whitbeck, Robert J. Applegate
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Background Coronary artery aneurysms after drug eluting stents are rare. We present a case series of type II coronary aneurysms after implantation of Everolimus eluting stents including patients developing giant aneurysms with a toxic course.
Raghav Sharma +2 more
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Introducción y objetivos: los stents convencionales presentan tasas de restenosis intrastent entre 10% y 60%, mientras los stents liberadores de fármacos alcanzan el 10%. Para Latinoamérica, no hay reportes de restenosis intrastent en comparación con los
Jorge A Arroyave C, Magda C Cepeda G
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Multifunctional star-shaped polylactic acid implants for use in angioplasty [PDF]
Star-shaped polylactic acids with different tacticity were synthesized and both polymers are capable of bestowing properties of anticoagulation and angiogenesis to their living host.
Kiran, M. S. +3 more
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Drug Eluting Stents en Belgique
A côté des« stents » métalliques classiques, il y a, depuis quelques années, aussi des stents spéciaux avec médicament incorporé, pour traiter le rétrécissement des artères coronaires : les « drug eluting stents ». Le médicament est supposé empêcher une nouvelle constriction de l’artère. Quelle est l’efficacité de cette nouvelle technique ? A-t-elle un
Neyt, Mattias +6 more
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Cessation of dual antiplatelet therapy and cardiovascular events following acute coronary syndrome [PDF]
Objective: To assess whether cardiovascular events are increased after cessation of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and to explore predictors for recurrent events after DAPT cessation during long-term follow-up.
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