Drug-eluting stents in peripheral vascular disease: eliminating restenosis. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Transcatheter endovascular therapy for peripheral atherosclerotic disease has become more popular. In general, good results have been reported in focal aortoiliac disease. However, the long-term patency of angioplasty in longer, more distal lesions has been less satisfactory. Stenting has not been shown to improve long-term patency compared to angioplasty alone. Drug-eluting stents have shown promise in preventing coronary restenosis, and preliminary results in peripheral arterial disease are encouraging. This review article will discuss the current status of endovascular therapy of aortoiliac and femoropopliteal atherosclerotic disease, the theoretic and experimental basis for the use of drug-eluting stents, and the preliminary results in human studies.

publication date

  • November 1, 2003

Research

keywords

  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
  • Recurrence
  • Stents

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0347917147

PubMed ID

  • 14647877

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 70

issue

  • 6