Biodegradable polymers--are they the answer to late stent thrombosis? Too early to tell.
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Issam D
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Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA. ism9003@med.cornell.edu
D000042:Absorption; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D020123:Sirolimus; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide); D020123:Sirolimus