TCT-59 Atherosclerotic Swine Model for Anatomically Correct Investigation of Below-the-Knee Interventional Therapies: Preliminary Characterization

Owing to robust inflammatory and neointimal response and exceedingly high cholesterol levels, the familial hypercholesterolemic swine (FHS) model has been very successful in predicting efficacy of peripheral antirestenotic therapies. It clearly differentiates the antiproliferative effects of drug-