Mechanisms of Tissue Uptake and Retention in Zotarolimus-Coated Balloon Therapy

Background—Drug-coated balloons are increasingly used for peripheral vascular disease, and, yet, mechanisms of tissue uptake and retention remain poorly characterized. Most systems to date have used paclitaxel, touting its propensity to associate with various excipients that can optimize its transfe...

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Main Authors: Kolachalama, Vijaya B., Pacetti, Stephen D., Franses, Joseph W., Stankus, John J., Zhao, Hugh Q., Shazly, Tarek, Nikanorov, Alexander, Schwartz, Lewis B., Tzafriri, Abraham R., Edelman, Elazer R.
Other Authors: Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Heart Association 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102576
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7832-7156