Current concepts in restenosis following balloon angioplasty

E Mattsson; A W Clowes

doi:10.1016/1050-1738(95)00075-K

Current concepts in restenosis following balloon angioplasty

Trends Cardiovasc Med. 1995 Sep-Oct;5(5):200-4. doi: 10.1016/1050-1738(95)00075-K.

Authors

E Mattsson¹, A W Clowes

Affiliation

¹ Erney Mattsson and Alexander W Clowes are at the Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195, USA.

PMID: 21232260
DOI: 10.1016/1050-1738(95)00075-K

Abstract

Although ballon angioplasty has become a common intervention in vascular disease, long-term success is limited by restenosis. Restenosis is the consequence of a series of interactions between lymphocytes, platelets, smooth muscle cells, macrophages and endothelial cells, as well as their different cellular products. We review here the current concepts and potential directions of future research.