In the PROGRESS-AMS trial, Erbel and colleagues assessed the feasibility of bioabsorbable coronary stents made from a magnesium alloy—demonstrated in animal pilot studies to be completely ...

Summary: The use of balloon angioplasty with or without coronary artery stenting is limited by the phenomenon of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Until very recently, most efforts to overcome ISR had ...

Numerous devices have been developed over the last several decades, from percutaneous transluminal angioplasty to stenting with bare-metal and covered stents. Many of the stents used in vascular ...

covered stents, and innovative balloon catheters. Approximately 75% of the acquired revenues stem from coronary interventions ...