Morphometric analysis of intimal thickening secondary to stent placement in pig carotid arteries Análise morfométrica do espessamento intimal secundário ao implante de stent em artérias carótidas de suínos

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate intimal thickening secondary to stent placement or to insertion of the delivery system without stent placement in pig carotid arteries. METHODS: Stents were placed in the right common carotid arteries of 7 pigs, and 7 other control pigs underwent only insertion of the delivery...

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Main Authors: Márcio Bastiani Pasa, Adamastor Humberto Pereira, Cyro Castro Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2008-04-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502008000200009