Table 5.
Standardized and commonly used diameters and lengths for both different stents and balloons, so that dose per product could be compared. If the stent diameter or lengths were not available in the product information, the most similar stent was chosen
| Artery | Dose density (μcg/mm2) | Length (mm) | Size 1 (small) | Size 2 (large) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter (mm) | Dosis (μcg) | Diameter (mm) | Dosis (μcg) | ||||
| Stents | |||||||
| TAXUS Liberté (Boston scientific) [13] | BTK, coronaries | 1 | 38 | 4.0* | 273 | – | – |
| ZILVER-PTX (Cook) [20] | Fempop | 3 | 40 | 5.0 | 390 | 7.0 | 390 |
| Balloons | |||||||
| LUTONIX (Bard) [15] | Fempop | 2 | 40 | 4.0 | 1000 | 7.0 | 1800 |
| IN.PACT (Medtronic) [14] | Fempop | 3.5 | 40 | 4.0 | 1969 | 7.0 | 3819 |
*The TAXUS Liberté DES has a maximum diameter of 4.0 mm, since this stent was originally developed for use in cardiology