Stents, by Ryan Colombo: Difference between revisions
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
Precutaneous coronary intervention, pioneered by Dr. Gruntzig in 1977, is the most frequently performed medical procedure [1]. In the past, this was performed using balloon angioplasty. However, this procedure was subject to detrimental vessel closure due to dissection and restentosis [1]. The stent was developed to maintain lumen integrity. | |||
==Bare Metal Stents== | ==Bare Metal Stents== | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 26 February 2013
Background
Precutaneous coronary intervention, pioneered by Dr. Gruntzig in 1977, is the most frequently performed medical procedure [1]. In the past, this was performed using balloon angioplasty. However, this procedure was subject to detrimental vessel closure due to dissection and restentosis [1]. The stent was developed to maintain lumen integrity.
