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European Heart Journal Advance Access published online on August 31, 2007
European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm365
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Serial imaging and histology illustrating the degradation of a bioabsorbable magnesium stent in a porcine coronary artery

Tina L. Pinto Slottow, Rajbabu Pakala and Ron Waksman*

Washington Hospital Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, 110 Irving Street, NW, Suite 4B-1, Washington DC 20010, USA

* Corresponding author. Tel: +1 202 877 2812; fax: +1 202 877 2715. E-mail address: ron.waksman@medstar.net

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Magnesium alloy stents have demonstrated swift degradation within 90 days of implantation in porcine and human coronary arteries. These stents are radiolucent and thus cannot be visualized by angiography. To assess . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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