A. L. McKelvey and R. O. Ritchie, “FatigueCrack Pro pagation in Nitinol, a ShapeMemory and Superelastic Endovascular Stent Material,” Journal of Biomedical Ma terials Research, Vol. 47, No. 3, 1999, pp. 301308.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)10974636(19991205)47:3<301::AIDJBM3>3.0.CO;2H

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Coronary Stents Fracture: An Engineering Approach (Review)

  AUTHORS: Bandar AL-Mangour, Rosaire Mongrain, Stephen Yue

  KEYWORDS: Stent; Restenosis; Mechanical Properties; Strut Thickness; Coatings

  JOURNAL NAME: Materials Sciences and Applications, Vol.4 No.10, October 17, 2013

  ABSTRACT: With the invention of coronary stent, promising clinical outcomes appeared. However, the long-term success of stent has been beaten by significant in-stent restenosis and consequently stents fractures (SF). Cardiologists have been looking on SF as a threat to patients’ life because it is associated with short- and possibly long-term morbidity rate. In this review, stent materials and properties from the perspective of materials engineering and clinical drivers are discussed. The review also outlines how stent materials and design have evolved with time. Opinions are given as to the merit and direction of various on-going and future developments.