Neointimal proliferation around malapposed struts of a sirolimus-eluting stent: optical coherence tomography findings

Eur Heart J. 2006 Aug;27(15):1763. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi744. Epub 2006 Feb 13.

Authors

Masamichi Takano¹, Ik-Kyung Jang, Kyoichi Mizuno

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Chiba-Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Imba, Chiba 270-1694, Japan.

PMID: 16476695
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi744

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angina Pectoris / pathology
Angina Pectoris / therapy*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
Cell Proliferation
Coronary Circulation
Coronary Vessels / pathology*
Drug Implants
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage*
Male
Sirolimus / administration & dosage*
Stents*
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Tunica Intima / pathology

Substances

Drug Implants
Immunosuppressive Agents
Sirolimus