The combined use of Drug Eluting Balloon and Excimer Laser for Coronary Artery Restenosis In Stent Treatment: The DERIST STUDY.

Stents reduce angiographic restenosis in comparison with balloon angioplasty [1, 2]. The rate of in-stent restenosis (ISR), although less frequent than post-angioplasty restenosis, is becoming increasingly prevalent due to the recent exponential increase in the use of intracoronary stents. Prior studies have shown that tubular slotted stents do not recoil and do not allow geometric arterial constriction, which may account for up to 55% of lumen loss in the restenotic process after angioplasty or atherectomy.

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - December 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vittorio Ambrosini, Luca Golino, Giampaolo Niccoli, Marco Roberto, Pasquale Lisanti, Roberto Ceravolo, Guglielmo Bernardi, Pietro Armigliato, Gabriele Gabrielli, Giuliano Chizzola, Concetta De Paulis, Filippo Crea, Antonio Colombo Source Type: research