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Figure 5 Short-Term In-Stent Neointima Formation
One week after stent implantation, histological analysis of plastic embedded stents revealed a similar extent of in-stent neointima formation among the transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß1–eluting stents, bare-metal stents (BMS), and stents coated with the polymer only (PDLLA).
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