Local Drug Delivery For Coronary Artery Disease

Pioneers in the field, the editors of Local Drug Delivery for Coronary Artery Disease have assembled an excellent team of contributors with extensive experience of threatened vessel closure and restenosis, acute thrombosis, hyperproliferative cellular response, stents and local drug delivery. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this reference provides: * a discussion of results from preclinical and clinical studies * an examination of alternative methods of molecular delivery to the vessel wall * comprehensive coverage of drug eluting stents and other methods of local drug delivery to the coronary arteries * fully up-to-date information on currently available methods of drug delivery * illustrations of drug delivery methods with seventy-five color and seventy-five black and white photos throughout the book. With this impressive presentation of the most up-to-date methods and applications, as well as a range of photographs illustrating their implementation, Local Drug Delivery for Coronary Artery Disease is an excellent resource for cardiologists, pharmacologists, cardiac surgeons, and trainees.