Effect of longitudinal anatomical mismatch of stenting on the mechanical environment in human carotid artery with atherosclerotic plaques

Stent implantation is an effective and preferential treatment for atherosclerosis [1,2]. However, this treatment faces the challenge of late failure resulting from in-stent restenosis and late stent thrombosis. According to clinical data, 15% –30% of patients who have had stents for longer than 6–12 months suffer from restenosis [3,4]. Among various risk factors for those adverse results, LAM widely presents in clinical studies [5,31]. LAM was defined as the situation when the injured or stenotic segment of artery was not fully cover ed by the stent.
Source: Medical Engineering and Physics - Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Source Type: research