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2. Paclitaxel - Wikipedia

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   Paclitaxel is used as an antiproliferative agent for the prevention of restenosis (recurrent narrowing) of coronary and peripheral stents; locally delivered to the wall of the artery, a paclitaxel coating limits the growth of neointima (scar tissue) within stents. [23] Paclitaxel drug-eluting stents for coronary artery placement are sold under ...

3. Drug-eluting stent - Wikipedia

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   A drug-eluting stent (DES) is a small mesh tube that is placed in the arteries to keep them open in the treatment of vascular disease.The stent slowly releases a drug to block cell proliferation (a biological process of cell growth and division), thus preventing the arterial narrowing that can occur after stent implantation.

4. Coronary stent - Wikipedia

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   A coronary stent is a tube-shaped device placed in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart, ... (the Boston Scientific TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting stent ...

5. New stents for infants mean kids could avoid series of open ...

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   The FDA recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a series of open heart ...

6. New Studies Threaten a Rich Source of Med-Tech Profits - AOL

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   Stents have been with us for about 20 years now, and they have definitely made a significant impact in both the treatment of coronary artery disease and the med-tech landscape. As the leaders in ...

7. Percutaneous coronary intervention - Wikipedia

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   The first two drug-eluting stents to be utilized were the paclitaxel-eluting stent and the sirolimus-eluting stent, both of which have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Most current FDA-approved drug-eluting stents use sirolimus (also known as rapamycin), everolimus and zotarolimus.

8. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Stent procedure. Coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart transplant. Radiofrequency ablation. When heart arrest occurs outside of a hospital, the main treatment is a shock with an automatic external ...

9. Daljeet Singh Gambhir - Wikipedia

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   He is the inventor of Infinnium Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent, a reportedly cheaper drug-eluting stent which he first presented at the EuroPCR meeting held in Paris in 2003. [2] A fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences [ 3 ] and an honorary fellow of the Indian College of Cardiology, he is reported to have performed over 10,000 coronary ...