Effects of angiotensin receptor blockers on neointimal characteristics in angina patients requiring stent implantation: optical coherence tomography analysis.
Jae Young ChoSoon Jun HongDo-Sun LimPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2017)
The use of ARBs after drug-eluting stent implantation demonstrated difference in neointimal characteristics, less amount of neointimal area and fewer number of uncovered stent struts during the follow-up OCT, indicating the anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects of ARBs.
Keyphrases
- optical coherence tomography
- vascular smooth muscle cells
- smooth muscle
- end stage renal disease
- anti inflammatory
- angiotensin converting enzyme
- ejection fraction
- angiotensin ii
- newly diagnosed
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patient reported outcomes