To investigate if a platelet inhibitor (aurintricarboxylic acid [ATA]) and a heparin-mimicking antagonist (RG-13577) of basic fibroblast growth factor 2 (bFGF2) could be combined as a stable compound and attached to conventional bare metal stents to hinder thrombus formation and inflammatory reactions of stenting.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Austria, and Departmetn of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. Christoph.Strehblow@wienkav.at