OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relative importance of stent induced arterial stretch and deep injury to the development of in-stent neointima.
SETTING
Normal porcine coronary arteries
METHODS
30 BiodivYsio stents (Biocompatibles) were deployed at a stent to artery ratio of 1.25:1 (a moderate injury) and harvested at 28 days. Multiple serial cross sections were analysed morphometrically and th...
