Bioresorbable scaffold: Never say never.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv

SC Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera S Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy.

Published: February 2020

Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVSs) were designed to overcome the limitations of metallic stents. Absorb BVS has provided information about strut thickness, scaffold degradation, vessel wall coverage, and their influence on thrombosis. Clinical trials have shown higher rates of target vessel myocardial infarction and stent thrombosis with the absorb BVS than with second-generation drug-eluting stents.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccd.28751DOI Listing

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