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SUBMITTER: Capodanno D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3049546 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Capodanno Davide D Dipasqua Fabio F Tamburino Corrado C
Vascular health and risk management 20110225
Due to safety concerns in recent years, much effort has been devoted to improving the outcomes associated with drug-eluting stents (DESs). This review summarizes the current status of methodological and technical achievements reported in second-generation DES. Novel stents are described based on the component (the platform, the polymer, and the drug) that has undergone the most significant changes compared to earlier generation DES. An overview of the currently available evidence on the use of n ...[more]