Head-to-Head Comparison of a Drug-Free Early Programmed Dismantling Polylactic Acid Bioresorbable Scaffold and a Metallic Stent in the Porcine Coronary Artery
Author(s) -
Éric Durand,
Tahmer Sharkawi,
Guy Leclerc,
Marine Raveleau,
Machiel van der Leest,
Michel Vert,
Antoine Lafont
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.113.000738
Subject(s) - bioresorbable scaffold , lumen (anatomy) , scaffold , stent , polylactic acid , elastic recoil , biomedical engineering , artery , medicine , coronary arteries , nuclear medicine , chemistry , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction , polymer , organic chemistry , lung
We aimed to evaluate a new drug-free fully bioresorbable lactic acid-based scaffold designed to allow early dismantling synchronized with artery wall healing in comparison with a bare metal stent (BMS).
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