Clinical Trials EPC-capture stents received the CE mark and are commercially available since 2005. So far, the results of two studies carried out in patients with stable CAD were published. First in-man study (Healthy Endothelial Accelerated Lining Inhibits Neointimal Growth, HEALING-FIM) demonstrated the safety and feasibility of the use of EPC-capture stents (Genous, OrbusNeich) in 16 patients with stable CAD with 100% procedural success and 6.3% rate of MACE in 9-month follow-up. The multicenter HEALING II study included 63 patients with stable CAD, 67% had hyperlipidemia, 16% diabetes, 24% a history of myocardial infarction and 52% a positive family history of CAD. Patients with either de novo or non-stented restenotic primarily type B2 and C lesions in target native coronary vessels with a diameter of 2.5-3.5 and a 9.83 mm average length were enrolled. At 6 and 9-months follow-up, the clinically driven target lesion revascularisation (TLR) rate was 6.3% and the MACE rate was 7.9%. The binary restenosis was 0% and late loss 0.48 mm. There were no additional events at additional 18-months follow-up. The dual antiplatelet therapy was maintained for 1 month and no thrombotic events were recorded. Importantly, in angiographic control, the late loss regressed by 18% between 6 and 18 months of follow-up. Further important data will be available when the HEALING IIB (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00349895) multicenter study with control angiography after 6 and 18 months is completed. This study will further clarify the role of combined therapy with statins and implantation of EPC capture stents. All 90 patients receive 80mg of atorvastatin at least 2 weeks prior to the procedure in order to achieve EPC mobilisation.