Novel neointimal formation over sirolimus-eluting stents identified by coronary angioscopy and optical coherence tomography

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 311-313

  Murakami, Daisuke ^a   Takano, Masamichi ^a   Yamamoto, Masanori ^a   Inami, Shigenobu ^a   Ohba, Takayoshi ^a   Seino, Yoshihiko ^a   Mizuno, Kyoichi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angioscopy; Coronary artery disease; Optical coherence tomography; Stent

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOSCOPY; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BARE METAL STENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HUMAN; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANGIOSCOPY; CORONARY VESSELS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOINTIMA; SIROLIMUS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 62349138479     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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