Long-term serial changes in platelet activation indices following sirolimus elution and bare metal stent implantation in patients with stable coronary artery disease

Background: Platelet activation is crucial in the development of stent thrombosis following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We carried out a long-term assessment of multiple factors implicated in the thrombotic process and monitored markers of platelet activation after the implantation of...

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Main Authors: Maria Marketou, George E. Kochiadakis, Aikaterini Giaouzaki, Katerini Sfiridaki, Stelios Petousis, Fragiskos Maragoudakis, Konstantinos Roufas, Despoina Vougia, John Logakis, Gregory Chlouverakis, Panos E. Vardas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S110996661730026X