Boston Scientific has recently reported the results of the Optical Coherence Tomography Drug Eluting Stent Investigation (OCTDESI)trial; part of the JACTAX stent program. [30] The JACTAX stent con ...

The stent coatings can be broadly classified into three types: biocompatible coatings, drug-delivery coatings and polymer-free coatings/surfaces. Since metallic stent platforms will release ions ...

The use of drug-eluting stents (DES) has become widespread as a result of their superior revascularization rates compared with those of bare-metal stents (BMS). 1 DES are increasingly being used ...

did not outshine standard treatment with second generation drug-eluting stents (DES) as they were expected to, in a surprise ...

A well-known example is the drug-eluting stent: originally stents were passive objects that kept blood vessels and other structures in the body, such as the trachea, open. In the late 1990s ...

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 ...

The global cardiovascular devices market, valued at US$ 72.83 billion in 2023, is forecasted to grow at a robust CAGR of 7.3% ...