New Stent Helps Prevent Future Blockage

A new stent coating designed at UAB mimics natural endothelium, the substance that lines blood vessels. This discovery has the potential to prevent post-operative tissue scarring along the blood vessel wall, and thus lessen the likelihood of future blockages developing at the stent site. Research such as this could prove vital to reducing coronary artery disease, which is the number one cause of death in the United States.