Heterogeneous vascular response after implantation of bare nitinol self-expanding stents in the swine femoropopliteal artery.
Osami KawaradaFumiyuki OtsukaKojiro MikiMasayasu IkutomiKozo OkadaSoshiro OgataKunihiro NishimuraPeter J FitzgeraldYasuhiro HondaPublished in: Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics (2022)
In the context of bare nitinol SES platform with less progressive mechanical stress and inflammatory reaction, the advantage of less NIH outweighed the disadvantage of less vessel enlargement, leading to net lumen preservation.