Inflammation and in-stent restenosis: the role of serum markers and stent characteristics in carotid artery stenting.

BACKGROUND: Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) may currently be recommended especially in younger patients with a high-grade carotid artery stenosis. However, evidence is accumulating that in-stent restenosis (ISR) could be an important factor endangering the long-term efficacy of CAS. The aim o...

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Main Authors: Katrin Wasser, Sonja Schnaudigel, Janin Wohlfahrt, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Michael Knauth, Klaus Gröschel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3145657?pdf=render