American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 1 , Pages 27-31 , 1 July 2008

Comparison of Neointimal Coverage by Optical Coherence Tomography of a Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Versus a Bare-Metal Stent Three Months After Implantation

  • Yong Xie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Masamichi Takano, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +81-03-3822-2514; fax: +81-03-5685-0987.
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  • Daisuke Murakami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Chiba-Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Masanori Yamamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Chiba-Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Kentaro Okamatsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Chiba-Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Shigenobu Inami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Chiba-Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Koji Seimiya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Chiba-Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Takayoshi Ohba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Chiba-Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Yoshihiko Seino, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, Chiba-Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Kyoichi Mizuno, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

Received 10 December 2007 ,Revised 26 February 2008 ,Accepted 26 February 2008.

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 This work was supported in part by the Japan-China Sasakawa Medical Fellowship, Tokyo, Japan.

PII: S0002-9149(08)00439-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.02.091

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 1 , Pages 27-31 , 1 July 2008

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