...Colin J. Boyle; Alexander B. Lennon; Patrick J. Prendergast One way to restore physiological blood flow to occluded arteries involves the deformation of plaque using an intravascular balloon and preventing elastic recoil using a stent. Angioplasty and stent implantation cause unphysiological...

... punctures, heparin sodium 150 Units/kg was administered intra-arterially to simulate therapeutic anticoagulation after angioplasty and to permit facile collection and return of shed blood to the animal. After 1 hour an additional 75 Units/kg...