Frans Van de Werf, MD, PhD

Use of a Tacrolimus-Eluting Stent to Inhibit Neointimal Hyperplasia in a Porcine Coronary Model

08/01/2008

Yanming Huang , MD;

Lan Wang , MD;

Xiaoshun Liu , MD;

Erik Verbeken , MD, PhD;

Ivan De Scheerder , MD, PhD;

Koen Salu , MD;

Shengqiao Li , MD;

Gunter Lorenz ;

Stephan Wnendt ;

Johan Bosmans , MD;

Frans Van de Werf , MD, PhD;

Materials and Methods Stent and stent coating. Stainless steel balloon-expandable stents (Jostent,™ Germany) were used for these studies. The bare stents, 16 mm long, were dip-coated in a biological polymer (SAE coating) or in a...

Materials and Methods Stent and...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Arterial Wall Temperature Following Coronary Stent Implantation in Pigs: The Role of Post-Stent Inflammation

08/01/2008

Leonidas Diamantopoulos , MD, PhD;

Yanming Huang , MD;

Shenggiao Li , MD;

Xiaoshun Liu , MD;

Walter Desmet , MD, PhD;

Ivan De Scheerder , MD, PhD;

Frans Van de Werf , MD, PhD;

Arterial endoprostheses (stents) are widely used to improve angioplasty outcome and successfully restore the reduced vascular lumen. However, the metallic nature of stents causes some degree of arterial wall inflammation. This inflammation is...

Arterial endoprostheses (stents)...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology