Dual therapy stent

A dual therapy stent is a coronary artery stent that combines the technology of a bioengineered stent and a drug eluting stent to both accelerate healing of the vessel and to block cell proliferation.[1][2]

Dual Therapy Stent
Dual therapy stent

One version combines the Genous endothelial progenitor cell capture technology with an antiproliferative, biodegradable sirolimus drug elution.[3] The Combo Stent has received CE Mark approval.[4]

References
  1. "Dual-Therapy Stenting: The Next Step in the Evolution of Stent Design". www.healio.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  2. Dual-Therapy Stenting: The Next Step in the Evolution of Stent Design (Cardiology Today: Intervention)
  3. London, Susan (14 November 2011). "Bioengineered, Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Found ‘Safe,’ and ‘Effective.’" Cardiology News.
  4. First Dual-Therapy Stent Nets CE Mark (Cardiology Today’s Intervention)
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