Drug-Eluting Stents: New Tools for the Armamentarium Against Peripheral Arterial Disease.
Rajaee S, Hurtado CM, Sumpio B. Drug-Eluting Stents: New Tools for the Armamentarium Against Peripheral Arterial Disease. Surgical Technology Online 2015, 27: 200-7. PMID: 26680398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoated Materials, BiocompatibleCytostatic AgentsDrug-Eluting StentsHumansNeovascularization, PathologicPeripheral Arterial DiseaseConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseasePercutaneous transluminal angioplastyArterial diseaseComplications of PADOpen revascularization proceduresMainstay of treatmentEpidemic of diabetesCoronary artery diseaseLong-term outcomesInvasive endovascular proceduresDrug-coated stentsDrug-eluting stentsCardiac comorbiditiesTransluminal angioplastyArtery diseaseOpen revascularizationRestenosis rateRevascularization proceduresThrombosis rateEndovascular proceduresLower extremitiesHigher restenosisNeointimal hyperplasiaEconomic burden