Effects of Probucol on Vascular Remodeling After Coronary Angioplasty
Author(s) -
Gilles Côté,
JeanClaude Tardif,
Jacques Lespérance,
Jean Lambert,
Martial G. Bourassa,
Raoul Bonan,
Gilbert Gosselin,
Michel Joyal,
JeanFrançois Tanguay,
Stanley Nattel,
Richard L. Gallo,
Jacques Crépeau
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.99.1.30
Subject(s) - medicine , probucol , restenosis , angioplasty , lumen (anatomy) , intravascular ultrasound , placebo , cardiology , balloon , stent , pathology , alternative medicine , cholesterol
We have shown that probucol reduces restenosis after balloon angioplasty. Whether probucol acted via prevention of neointimal formation or improvement in vascular remodeling could not be addressed by angiography and required the use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).
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