Vascular Wall Reactions to Coronary Stents-Clinical Implications for Stent Failure

Coronary stents belong to the most commonly implanted devices worldwide. A number of different types of stent exist, with very different mechanical and biochemical characteristics that influence their interactions with vascular tissues. Inappropriate inflammatory reactions are the major cause of the two major complications that follow implantation of stents in a percentage as high as 5-20%. It is therefore important to understand these reactions and how different they are among different generations of stents.

Automated summary

Coronary stents are widely implanted medical devices with various mechanical and biochemical characteristics. Inflammatory reactions are a major cause of complications following stent implantation, highlighting the importance of understanding and comparing these reactions across different generations of stents.