Drug-eluting stents reduce the occurrence of in-stent restenosis and the need for subsequent target vessel revascularization when compared with bare-metal stents. However, drug-eluting stents may ...
Furthermore, as drug-eluting stents are reducing the specific problem of restenosis, interventionists must refocus on treatments that attenuate atherosclerosis progression in general.
However, traditional metal stents may cause restenosis-;a re-narrowing of the artery-;due to excessive smooth muscle cell proliferation one month after implantation. Drug-eluting stents are widely ...