An apparatus and method to treat vulnerable plaque. In one embodiment, the
apparatus has a medical device to treat an occlusive plaque, and is also
adapted to release a biologically active agent to treat vulnerable plaque
located downstream from the occlusive plaque. In an alternative
embodiment, the apparatus has an expandable tube attached to the inner
surface of a stent, and a layer of endothelial cells seeded on the inner
surface of the expandable tube. The expandable tube shields a vulnerable
plaque from a body lumen.