Table 1

 Stent classifications

Self expanding
Tubular mesh
    Wallstent
Balloon expandable
Tubular mesh
    Driver
Coil
    Gianturco-Roubin II
    Wiktor®
Slotted tube
    beStent/beStent2
    BiodivYsio® OV/SV/AS
    Bx VELOCITY® (CYPHER™)
    Express™ (TAXUS™ Express2™)
    JOSTENT® Flex
    Multi-Link PENTA™/RX™/Vision™
    NIR™ (TAXUS™)/NIRFLEX™
    Palmaz-Schatz™ 153/154/Crown