A 68-year-old woman with congestive heart failure is admitted to hospital because of a 3-day history of acute left-heart decompensation. Angiogram shows a 95% occlusion of the left circumflex artery. A paclitaxel-eluting stent is placed. This drug functions to decrease the risk of re-stenosis via which of the following mechanisms?
Decreased endothelial cell peroxidation
Increased endothelial cell reorganization
Microtubule inhibition
Prevention of smooth muscle migration
Stabilization of atherosclerotic plaque core
