CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

Answer- C - “Drug eluting stent inhibits cell proliferation and inflammation and reduces the incidence of restenosis” is true regarding bare metal stent versus drug-eluting stent. They are not used to elute antibiotics or anticoagulants, and they are inorganic and are, therefore, not rejected. Drug-eluting stents are more costly than standard stents. Most coronary stents are premounted on an inflatable balloon delivery system, which is carried by a catheter to the site of lesion.