Coronary artery stents revolutionized the practice of interventional cardiology after they were first introduced in the mid-1980s. Since then, there have been significant developments in their design, the most notable of which has been the introduction of drug-eluting stents. This paper reviews the benefits, risks, and current status of Food and Drug Administration-approved drug-eluting stents.

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doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.007, hdl.handle.net/1765/28030
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Garg, S., & Serruys, P. (2010). Coronary stents: Current status. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Vol. 56). doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.007