Method for the prevention of a patient's fibroproliferative vasculopathy

摘要

A method for the prevention of a patient's fibroproliferative vasculopathy following vascular injury or a vascular surgical operation. The method includes administering to the patient an agonist specific for at least one somatostatin (SST) receptor showing an increased expression in the patient's vascular wall subsequent to injury or operation, the administering being carried out for one to two weeks after the injury or surgical operation.