New approaches to preventing restenosis

Balram Bhargava, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Alexandre S. Abizaid, Roxana Mehran

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Abstract

For over a quarter of a century percutaneous coronary interventions have been used to treat patients with coronary artery disease, yet restenosis continues to be a problem. This review discusses the advances being made to overcome restenosis, particularly the development of drug eluting stents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)274-279
Number of pages6
JournalBMJ
Volume327
Issue number7409
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Aug 2003
Externally publishedYes

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