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Mechanisms of restenosis after coronary intervention: difference between plain old balloon angioplasty and stenting.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Nakatani Masaki, Takeyama Youichi, Shibata Masayuki, Yorozuya Minoru, Suzuki Hiroshi, Koba Shinji, Katagiri Takashi
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BACKGROUND: Restenosis after coronary intervention remains an unsolved and important clinical problem. We histologically examined the mechanism of restenosis after both balloon injury and stenting. METHODS: Coronary arteries of swine were subjected to balloon injury and stenting. Next, just after stenting or at 7, 14, or 28 days, the animals were sacrificed for the evaluation by morphometric analysis,...
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