Preclinical Evaluation of Coronary Artery StentsJarkko P. Hytönen 1,2,3, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala 1,2
1A.I. Virtanen Institute, University of Eastern Finland, 2Heart Center, Kuopio University Hospital, 3Saparo Translational Research
New coronary artery stent designs and materials must be tested before clinical use in relevant preclinical models. Here we describe an atherosclerotic rabbit aorta model and a pig coronary artery model for stent research with in vivo and histological analyses.
