Modern-day stenting procedures leverage advances in pharmacotherapy and device
innovation. Patients treated with contemporary antiplatelet agents, peri-procedural …

Fully bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) were designed to overcome the limitations of metallic
drug-eluting stents, which permanently cage the vessel wall, thereby preventing normal …

Expert recommendations on the assessment of wall shear stress in human coronary arteries:
existing methodologies, technical considerations, and clinical applications | European Heart …

Background—The pathomechanisms underlying very late stent thrombosis (VLST) after
implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) are incompletely understood. Using optical …

The field of interventional cardiology has significantly evolved over 40 years by overcoming
several challenges. The introduction of first-generation drug-eluting stents significantly …

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) have been
developed and improved as both diagnostic and guidance tools for interventional …

Because of the increasing incidence of coronary artery disease, the importance of
cardiovascular stents has continuously increased as a treatment of this disease …

Abstract Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death in the
developed world. The advent of drug-eluting Bio-resorbable Stents (BRSs) heralded a …

Advances in the understanding of healing mechanisms after stent implantation have led to
the recognition of stent strut thickness as an essential factor affecting re-endothelialization …

Flow diverters have drastically changed the landscape of intracranial aneurysm treatment
and are now considered first-line therapy for select lesions. Their mechanism of action relies …