Twenty-eight-day efficacy and phamacokinetics of the sirolimus-eluting stent

BD Klugherz, G Llanos, W Lieuallen… - Coronary artery …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Background In-stent restenosis is caused by neointimal hyperplasia. Sirolimus (rapamycin;
Wyeth Research, Radnor, Pennsylvania, USA) inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell
proliferation and we evaluated the efficacy of sirolimus in reducing neointimal formation in a
rabbit iliac model and in-vivo pharmacokinetics in the porcine coronary model. Design