Publications by authors named "Keigo Nakazawa"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigated how poor below-knee (BTK) runoff affects the failure of stents after treating the femoropopliteal artery, focusing on polymer-coated paclitaxel-eluting stents in a swine model.
- - Results showed that polymer-coated stents had significantly lower rates of restenosis compared to bare metal stents and other types, indicating a stronger antithrombotic effect.
- - The main cause of stent restenosis was attributed to organizing thrombus due to poor BTK runoff, while polymer-coated stents displayed better performance with minimal stenosis.
Background: Excimer laser is used to treat coronary artery disease, especially in case of lesions with thrombus and in-stent restenosis (ISR). However, there are no in vivo preclinical studies that have evaluated the pathological reactions of the vessel wall after excimer laser ablation.
Methods: Bare-metal stents were placed in the external iliac arteries of six healthy rabbits.