Stent implantation has become the new standard angioplasty procedure. In-stent re-stenosis
remains the major limitation of coronary stenting. Re-stenosis is related to patient-, lesion …

All forms of percutaneous coronary intervention confer injury on the vessel. The arterial
response to that injury is the basis for long-term outcome. The stent prevents remodeling but …

Avenanthramides are phenolic antioxidants, which are present in oats. Avenanthramides A,
B, and C are the major constituents of the total soluble antioxidant phenolic compounds in …

Abstract Cysteine-rich 61 (CYR61, CCN1) is a heparin-binding, extracellular, matrix-
associated protein of the cysteine-rich 61/nephroblastoma family, which also includes …

Objective: The vitamin-A derivative all-trans retinoic acid (atRA) is a potent regulator of cell
growth, differentiation, and matrix formation of various cell types and plays an important role …

Neointimal hyperplasia at the site of surgical intervention is a common and deleterious
complication of surgery for cardiovascular diseases. We hypothesized that direct delivery of …

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a standard treatment for coronary
heart disease (CHD). Restenosis, defined as a 50% reduction in luminal diameter at six …

Balloon angioplasty revolutionized interventional cardiology as a nonsurgical procedure to
clear a diseased artery of atherosclerotic blockage. Despite its procedural reliability …

Количество пациентов с острым коронарным синдромом (ОКС), госпитализированных
в клиники Российской Федерации в 2011 году, составило 581182 человек. Из них …

PURPOSE: To evaluate biologic response to poly (hydroxymethyl-p-xylylene-co-p-
xylylene)(PHPX)–coated stents in vitro and in vivo in sheep. MATERIALS AND METHODS …