Open AccessFailure of a Novel Balloon-Expandable γ-Emitting ( 103 Pd) Stent to Prevent Edge Effects
Author(s) -
Christoph Hehrlein,
Jennifer J. DeVries,
Amina Arab,
Scott Haller,
K. Schloesser,
Ferman O. Tio,
Tim A. Fischell
Publication year - 2001
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/hc4401.098469
Subject(s) - medicine , lumen (anatomy) , neointimal hyperplasia , stent , balloon , neointima , artery , angiography , radiology , nuclear medicine , restenosis , surgery
Balloon-expandable beta-particle-emitting ((32)P) stents inhibit within-stent neointimal hyperplasia but induce lumen narrowing beyond the stent margins, ie, the so-called "edge effects."
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