Description
Kaneka’s coronary stent, MAHOROBA™, is a new drug eluting stent (DES), which combines a thin, flexible cobalt-chromium (CoCr) metal stent platform coated with a biodegradable polymer including the pharmaceutical agent tacrolimus. The device has been designed and developed to inhibit the growth of neointimal hyperplasia and avoid interference with the vascular healing response.
History
The advent of DES has revolutionised the practice of interventional cardiology by inhibiting the development of neointimal hyperplasia and thereby reducing the rates of restenosis and repeat revascularisation as compared to bare metal stents (BMS)1-4. After the first approval of ...
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Ischaemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries, OCT vs IVUS guidance in PCI; the ILUMIEN III and ILUMIEN IV trials…
January 20, 2021