Antiplatelet therapy is the cornerstone of treatment for patients with acute coronary
syndromes and/or undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions. Clopidogrel, in …

Cardiovascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a catheter-based invasive imaging
system. Using light rather than ultrasound, OCT produces high-resolution in vivo images of …

Next is a granulation or cellular proliferation phase. Growth factors are subsequently
released from platelets, leukocytes, and SMCs, which stimulate migration of SMCs from the …

Objectives: The purpose of this document is to make the output of the International Working
Group for Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography (IWG-IVOCT) Standardization and …

Background—Restenosis remains an important limitation of interventional cardiology.
Therefore, we aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of sirolimus (a cell-cycle inhibitor) …

Background We have previously reported a virtual absence of neointimal hyperplasia 4
months after implantation of sirolimus-eluting stents. The aim of the present investigation …

To assess platelet function profiles in diabetic and nondiabetic patients on aspirin and
clopidogrel therapy, two patient populations were included to investigate the 1) acute effects …

Rationale: A growing number of patients with coronary disease have refractory angina.
Preclinical and early-phase clinical data suggest that intramyocardial injection of autologous …

Background—After treatment with clopidogrel, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
have reduced platelet inhibition compared with patients who are not diabetic. Whether …

various coatings at different time intervals. The achievement of a hospitable relationship
between stent, coating matrix, drug, and vessel wall is extremely challenging. In principle …