Emerging technologies [drug eluting stents].

Two main contributing factors to plaque formation and growth. One relates to the triggering role played by inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines. The second relates to the out-of-control growth of smooth-muscle cells. The drug selected to work with a drug-eluting stent should control one or both...

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Publicat a:IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 23, 2 (2004).
Autor principal: Panescu, D.
Format: Article
Idioma:English
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