Negative vascular remodelling after implantation of bioabsorbable magnesium alloy stents in porcine coronary arteries: a randomised comparison with bare-metal and sirolimus-eluting stents

Heart ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Maeng ◽  
L O Jensen ◽  
E Falk ◽  
H R Andersen ◽  
L Thuesen
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Coronary Arteries ◽  
Bare Metal ◽  
Vascular Remodelling

scholarly journals Extended Follow-Up by Serial Angioscopic Observation for Bare-Metal Stents in Native Coronary Arteries

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinya Yokoyama ◽  
Masamichi Takano ◽  
Masanori Yamamoto ◽  
Shigenobu Inami ◽  
Shunta Sakai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Arteries ◽  
Bare Metal Stents ◽  
Metal Stents ◽  
Bare Metal

Rotational atherectomy

2010 ◽  
pp. 558-568
Author(s):  
Adam de Belder ◽  
Martyn Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Arteries ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Bare Metal Stent ◽  
Compressed Air ◽  
Rotational Atherectomy ◽  
Bare Metal ◽  
Stent Deployment ◽  
Calcified Plaque ◽  
Drug Eluting ◽  
Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty

Since 1979, plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA) has provided relief of angina for many patients. Recurrent symptoms due to restenosis diminished with bare-metal stent and, more recently, drug-eluting technology. A limitation to achieving good results with POBA and stenting is calcification within the artery which not only can prevent passage of balloons and stents into a lesion but also may prevent adequate lumen expansion. Rotational atherectomy or rotablation (RA) can treat highly resistant calcified plaque within coronary arteries to allow adequate vessel expansion and ensure optimal stent deployment. The concept of using a high-speed diamond-tipped drill spinning at 150 000rpm driven by compressed air to clear an artery that is 3mm in diameter is challenging, yet this technique has been available for use in coronary arteries since 1989 when M.E. Bertrand (Lille, France) and R. Erbel (Essen, Germany) first used it in humans.

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