title: Introduction to intravascular stents.
abstract: Vascular stents represent a new approach to solving the problems of abrupt closure and restenosis following coronary and peripheral angioplasty. Several stent designs are currently being investigated worldwide and are reviewed in this article. Early clinical trials are underway in both the peripheral and coronary circulation, the results of which are encouraging. Stents may prove to be a useful adjunct to angioplasty in humans.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Heart Institute Foundation, Phoenix.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schatz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design