Research Article

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Arsenic Trioxide Eluting Stents in a Porcine Coronary Model

Table 1

As2O3 levels in serum and tissues.

0 h (μg/g)4 h (μg/g)24 h (μg/g)72 h (μg/g)7 days (μg/g)

Serum<0.0010.012 ± 0.0040.010 ± 0.0030.007 ± 0.001<0.001
Heart<0.0010.048 ± 0.002<0.001<0.001<0.001
Liver<0.0010.032 ± 0.0140.027 ± 0.0120.021 ± 0.004<0.001
Kidney<0.0010.12 ± 0.0270.094 ± 0.0080.054 ± 0.0021<0.001
Stented artery<0.0011.264 ± 0.0561.767 ± 0.0520.475 ± 0.0070.036 ± 0.002