Emerging of cardiovascular metal stent: a review on drug-eluting stent towards the utilisation of herbal coating

• Main Authors: Lukman, Siti Khadijah, Al-Ashwal, Rania Hussien, Md. Khudzari, Ahmad Zahran, Saidin, Syafiqah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2019
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84983/1/SyafiqahSaidin2019_EmergingofCardiovascularMetalStent.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84983/; https://dx.doi.org/10.11113/mjfas.v15n2.1115
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Metal stents used in the treatment of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have revolutionized in treating atherosclerosis disease. Starting from the emergence of bare metal stent (BMS), this stent has been progressively developed into drug-eluting stent (DES) and biodegradable stent. By focusin...