Morphometric analysis of the intimal reaction after stent implantation in iliac arteries submitted to angioplasty in pigs

PURPOSE: To compare through digital morphometry, the intimal thickening of the common ilíac arteries (CIA) in pigs, submitted to angioplasty and angioplasty followed by stent implantation. METHODS: Angioplasty was performed in 10 pigs in both CIA, followed by a stent implantation in the left CIA. Af...

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Published in:	Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
Main Authors:	Cyro Castro Júnior, Adamastor Humberto Pereira, Márcio Bastiani Pasa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2006-06-01
Subjects:	Angioplasty Stents Constriction Vascular Diseases Animal Experimentation
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502006000300004&tlng=en