Muraglitazar-Eluting Bioabsorbable Vascular Stent Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia in Porcine Iliac Arteries Ilkka Uurto, MD, Mari Hämäläinen, PhD, Velipekka Suominen, MD, Marita Laurila, MD, Andres Kotsar, MD, Taina Isotalo, MD, Teuvo L.J. Tammela, MD, Minna Kellomäki, Dr Tech, Juha-Pekka Salenius, MD Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 124-130 (January 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2014.10.005 Copyright © 2015 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Angiographic images: (1) Muraglitazar-eluting PLA96 stent and (2) PLA96 stent (a) perioperative and (b) after follow-up. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2015 26, 124-130DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2014.10.005) Copyright © 2015 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Histological cross-section of (a) muraglitazar-eluting PLA96 stent and (b) PLA96 stent. (Hematoxylin and eosin staining, scale in millimeters.) (Available in color online at www.jvir.org.) Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2015 26, 124-130DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2014.10.005) Copyright © 2015 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Mean intimal thickness (in micrometers) in the proximal, central, and distal parts of both types of stents (vertical bars represent standard error of the mean). Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2015 26, 124-130DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2014.10.005) Copyright © 2015 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Mean vascular injury scores in the proximal, central, and distal parts of both types of stents (vertical bars represent standard error of the mean). Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2015 26, 124-130DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2014.10.005) Copyright © 2015 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Mean vascular inflammation scores in the proximal, central, and distal parts of both types of stents (vertical bars represent standard error of the mean). Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2015 26, 124-130DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2014.10.005) Copyright © 2015 SIR Terms and Conditions