There is a variety of stent coatings with differing performance profiles that have been studied either in animal studies or clinical trials. The stent coatings can be broadly classified into three ...

Expanded stent physically opens a blocked blood vessel, but interactions between the metal surface and vascular cells can either promote healing or lead to adverse effects. The research team led by Dr ...

Noncontact stent crimping equipment introduced by Netherlands-based Fortimedix is designed to process coated stents without leaving tool marks or otherwise damaging the coatings. To eliminate what it ...

But patients' bodies often see the devices as invaders, building scar tissue that can further impeded blood flow. The attack by the body also keeps stents from being anchored in place by healthy ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 26, 2007) -- Patients admitted to the hospital with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are often treated with a catheter-based procedure known as percutaneous coronary intervention ...

Study Results from the LEADERS FREE Trial Presented at TCT 2015 and Published in the New England Journal of Medicine SAN FRANCISCO., Results from LEADERS FREE, the first randomized clinical trial ...

Over the past decade, the introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) has revolutionized the field of interventional cardiology. To massively decrease stent restenosis, the DES-type of stent is coated ...

Cardiovascular interventional therapy with stents has emerged as the most effective method to treat coronary heart disease. However, thrombosis and hyperplasia remain the usual pathological responses ...