Inselspital Bern
Sirolimus-eluting stents associated with paradoxic coronary vasoconstriction
Published in Medical Imaging Week, December 31st, 2005
"Sirolimus-eluting stents have been shown to markedly reduce the incidence of angiographic and clinical restenosis." Scientists in Switzerland conducted a study "to assess coronary vasomotor response to exercise after sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation."
"However," explained M. Togni and colleagues at Inselspital Bern, "long-term effects of sirolimus on endothelial function are unknown. Coronary vasomotion was evaluated with biplane quantitative coronary angiography at rest and during supine...
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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2005-12-31)
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