Stent strut penetration of the necrotic core is commonly observed at autopsy. Our pathologic studies have revealed a significantly higher incidence of LST in patients with AMI than in patients ...

the idea of antibody-coated stents that would encourage epithelialization of stent struts by endothelial progenitor cells recruitment has gained attraction among interventionists, with a possible ...

Another study analyzed nine patients treated with the Tryton stent, who underwent postprocedural OCT examination. [46] The total percentage of malaposed struts per patient was 18.1 ± 8.7% ...

Intravascular ultrasound showed that the stent struts had been absorbed, but had left reflective markers of their former positions. No deaths, myocardial infarctions or incidences of stent ...

A stent is a small mesh tube inserted into an artery that has been narrowed by plaque build-up. In the US, nearly two million stents are implanted every year, and they can be life-saving during a ...