Purpose: The mechanism of action and pharmacokinetics of sirolimus when used as part of a drug-eluting stent (DES) and the efficacy and cost of using DESs versus bare-metal stents are discussed.

The recent approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Absorb GT1 bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) system (Abbott Vascular) got me thinking about a modern-day medical problem: ...

XIENCE Xpedition™ 48 Leverages Proven Design and Clinical Outcomes of the XIENCE Family of Drug Eluting Stents Has the Potential to Reduce Overall Procedural Costs Very Long Lesions Most Often Seen in ...

Stents are commonly used during procedures like angioplasty, where a catheter is inserted into a blocked artery.

WASHINGTON, DC—Coronary stent infections are highly fatal and represent an understudied complication following PCI, a new analysis highlights. “Several important questions about coronary stent ...

While the placement of stents in newly reopened coronary arteries has been shown to reduce the need for repeat angioplasty procedures, researchers from the Duke Clinical Research Institute have found ...

A new report published Tuesday found over one in five coronary stents placed between 2019 and 2021 were unnecessary, costing Medicare $800 million a year and putting patients at risk of complications ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Coronary Stents Market - Focused Insights 2024-2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Coronary Stents Market was valued at ...

The procedure that opened a clogged artery in former President Bill Clinton is called stenting. Clinton had two stents placed inside the artery as part of a procedure that is common for people with ...

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Patients at high risk for bleeding who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) often receive bare-metal stents followed by 1 month of dual antiplatelet therapy. We studied a polymer-free and ...

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have revolutionized the practice of interventional cardiology over the past decade. Although their efficacy has never been called into question, concerns have been raised ...