Authors: Ashwin Nathan Taisei Kobayashi Daniel M Kolansky Robert L Wilensky Jay Giri
Publish Date: 2017/01/20
Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-
Abstract
Bioresorbable scaffolds represent a potentially unique engineering solution to the problems associated with metallic stents The Absorb everolimuseluting bioresorbable scaffold has been the most extensively tested of this class and is currently Food and Drug Administrationapproved for use in the USA While early studies suggested that it has comparable overall efficacy as compared to drugeluting metallic stents they also demonstrated a significantly increased risk of stent thrombosisBioresorbable scaffolds may be comparable to drugeluting stents though associated with an increased risk of stent thrombosis They are a nascent technology with several competitive product designs in development and continued iterative technological improvements are expected over the next several years
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