Effect of Stent Implantation on Upstream Coronary Artery Compliance—A Cause of Late Plaque Rupture?

Stent implantation in the rabbit aorta has been shown to increase vessel wall compliance at the inflow to the stent, but it is uncertain whether similar effects might be seen in the coronary arteries of humans and whether this would have any significant clinical consequences. First, we measured vess...

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