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Drug-eluting stents (DES) are a standard metallic coronary stent with a polymer coating and an antiproliferative drug, which allows drug elution into the coronary wall for weeks to months after stent implantation.
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Drug-eluting stents (DES), coronary
Durable polymer drug-eluting stents
Boston Scientific
TAXUS, ION (coated with paclitaxel)
PROMUS: ELEMENT, PREMIER (coated with everolimus)
Cordis – CYPHER (coated with sirolimus)
Abbott – XIENCE: XPEDITION, V, PRIME (coated with everolimus);
Medtronic – ENDEAVOR, RESOLUTE (coated with zotarolimus)
Bioabsorbable polymer drug-eluting stent
Boston Scientific – SYNERGY (coated with Everolimus)
Abbot – ABSORB (coated with Everolimus)