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Cardiovascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a catheter-based invasive imaging
system. Using light rather than ultrasound, OCT produces high-resolution in vivo images of …

Background—The US Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning of subacute
thrombosis and hypersensitivity reactions to sirolimus-eluting stents (Cypher). The cause …

1440 and clinical studies, we propose that the pathophysiological mechanisms known as
Virchow's triad may be responsible for LST with gen1-DES. 53 Furthermore, we comment on …

Background—Stent thrombosis may occur late after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation,
and its cause remains unknown. The present study investigated differences of the stented …

At present, 90 to 95 percent of percutaneous coronary interventions involve the implantation
of a stent, often a drug-eluting stent, though most published data originated in the era of bare …

From the Publisher: This objective, referenced collection of over 300 articles will cover every
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Background Drug-eluting stents (DES) are associated with lower restenosis rates than bare-
metal stents (BMS), but the benefits and safety of the new devices have not been …

Background—The need for prolonged aspirin and thienopyridine therapy and the risk of
stent thrombosis (ST) remain as drawbacks associated with drug-eluting stents. Methods …

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