Background—Although metallic stents are effective in preventing acute occlusion and reducing
late restenosis after coronary angioplasty, many concerns still remain. Compared with …

Background— The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term safety of the Igaki-Tamai
stent, the first-in-human fully biodegradable coronary stent made of poly-l-lactic acid. …

To get superior guiding catheter support, we tried a new method called the anchor technique.
By inflating a balloon in a nontarget vessel and holding its shaft with backward force while …

Although biocompatibility of biodegradable stents is controversial, stents made of high molecular
weight poly‐l‐lactic acid (PLLA) are thought to be the most promising. We investigated …

Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) has significantly contributed to reducing
the mortality of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) even in …

Despite technical and mechanical improvement in coronary stents the incidence of restenosis
caused by in-stent neointimal hyperplasia remains high. Oral administration of numerous …

Objectives We sought to evaluate the accuracy of standardized total plaque volume (TPV)
measurement and low-density non-calcified plaque (LDNCP) assessment from coronary CT …

BACKGROUND: The 64-multislice computed tomography (MSCT) can be used to directly
guide the complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedure and predict the …

A flashback phenomenon is reproduced by a direct numerical simulation (DNS) of a premixed
hydrogen–air flame in a turbulent channel flow, and effects of the pressure oscillation, is …

To overcome several problems of conventional metallic stents, there have been many
attempts to manufacture stents made of biodegradable materials. Although some studies have …