Noncardiac surgery after percutaneous coronary intervention
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · This topic will focus on the approach to patients scheduled to undergo elective noncardiac surgery after PCI with stenting and who are taking dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), which is the combination of aspirin plus a P2Y 12 receptor blocker such as clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor.
What Are Drug-Eluting Stents? Risks, Benefits and More - WebMD
WEBFeb 11, 2024 · Drug-eluting stents are metal mesh tubes coated in medicine that help reopen blocked coronary arteries and prevent restenosis. Learn how they differ from bare-metal stents, how they are...
Do drug-eluting stents increase heart attack risk? - Mayo Clinic
WEBMay 14, 2024 · A drug-eluting stent is coated with a slow-release medicine to help stop blood clots from forming in a stent. Blood clotting in a stent can cause a future blockage, called restenosis, and may lead to a heart attack. Stents without a drug coating are called bare-metal stents.
Drug-eluting stent - Wikipedia
WEBA drug-eluting stent (DES) is a tube with a drug coating that prevents artery narrowing after stent implantation. DES are used to treat coronary and peripheral artery disease, and are inserted by a catheter under fluoroscopic guidance.
Types of Stents and Their Uses - WebMD
WEBAug 3, 2024 · So doctors and companies began testing stents coated with drugs that interrupted the re-narrowing. These are called drug-eluting stents.
Drug Eluting Stent Compounds - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBJul 4, 2023 · Both share the common scaffold structure. But in drug-eluting stents, an antiproliferative drug coats the scaffold to reduce cell proliferation inside the stent and also treat the complication of early restenosis. This development led to a significant reduction of early restenosis.
Intracoronary stents: Stent types - UpToDate
WEBFeb 7, 2023 · Learn about the different types of drug-eluting stents (DES) used for percutaneous coronary intervention, their advantages and disadvantages, and how to choose the best one for your patients. Compare DES with bare metal stents and bioresorbable polymer stents.
Direct comparison of coronary bare metal vs. drug-eluting stents: …
WEBJan 8, 2018 · Drug-eluting stents (DES) compared to bare metal stents (BMS) have shown superior clinical performance, but are considered less suitable in complex cases. Most studies do not distinguish between DES and BMS with respect to …
Stents: Types, Uses, Side Effects, and Risks - Verywell Health
WEBOct 11, 2023 · Learn about the different types of stents used to treat various medical conditions, such as coronary, endovascular, ureteral, prostatic, and glaucoma stents. Find out how they are placed, what complications they …
Non-Clinical Engineering Tests and Labeling for Intravascular Stents
WEBApr 18, 2010 · Some of the tests (and labeling recommendations) in this guidance are relevant to covered (NIV), drug-eluting (NIQ), and biodegradable stents, and stents used to treat aneurysms or...