Drug eluting stents: are human and animal studies comparable?. Issue 2 (1st February 2003)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Virmani, R; Kolodgie, F D; Farb, A; Lafont, A
• Is Part Of: Heart. Volume 89:Issue 2(2003)
• Page Start: 133
• Page End: 138
• Publication Date: 2003-02-01
• Subjects: stent -- drug eluting stent -- coronary artery disease; ASPECT, Asian paclitaxel eluting stent clinical trial -- ELUTES, evaluation of paclitaxel-eluting stent -- IVUS, intravascular ultrasound -- MACE, major adverse cardiac event -- RAVEL, randomised study with the sirolimus eluting velocity balloon expandable stent in treatment of de novo native coronary artery lesions -- SIRIUS, sirolimus eluting stent; Heart -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Cardiology -- Periodicals; 616.12
• DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.2.133
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-6037

Abstract

Abstract : Animal models of stenting probably predict human responses as the stages of healing are remarkably similar. What is characteristically different is the temporal response to healing, which is substantially prolonged in humans. The prevention of restenosis in recent clinical trials of drug eluting stents may represent a near absent or incomplete phase of intimal healing. Continued long term follow up of patients with drug eluting stents for major adverse cardiac events and angiographic restenosis is therefore imperative.