Angiographic Follow-up after Placement of a Self-Expanding Coronary-Artery Stent

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Authors

Patrick W. Serruys · Erasmus University Rotterdam

Bradley H. Strauss · Erasmus University Rotterdam

Kevin J. Beatt · Erasmus University Rotterdam

Michel E. Bertrand · Lille’s Cardiology Hospital

Jean‐Luc Puel · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse

A F Rickards · Erasmus University Rotterdam

Bernhard Meier

Abstract

Early occlusion remains an important limitation of this coronary-artery stent. Even when the early effects are beneficial, there are frequently late occlusions or restenosis. The place of this form of treatment for coronary artery disease remains to be determined.

Topics & Keywords

Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 324, Issue 1, pp. 13-17

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199101033240103

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