Coronary stents: current status.

نویسندگان

  • Scot Garg
  • Patrick W Serruys
چکیده

Coronary artery stents revolutionized the practice of interventional cardiology after they were first introduced in the mid-1980s. Since then, there have been significant developments in their design, the most notable of which has been the introduction of drug-eluting stents. This paper reviews the benefits, risks, and current status of Food and Drug Administration-approved drug-eluting stents.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

دوره 56 10 Suppl  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010