Biocompatibility of polyurethane-coated
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Rechavia, Eldad ;Litvack, Frank ;Fishbien, Michael C. ;Nakamura, Masato ;Eigler,
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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To assess the arterial injury triggered by polyurethane-coated vs. uncoated stents, six polyurethane-coated and six bare nitinol stents were implanted in rabbit carotid arteries. All animals were sacrificed 4 wk after stent placement. Sections were evaluated by histology and morphometric analysis. A