Bioresorbable polymeric vascular scaffolds: a cautionary tale

Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Oct 1;4(5):535-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.111.963710.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angina Pectoris / diagnosis
  • Angina Pectoris / pathology
  • Angina Pectoris / physiopathology
  • Angina Pectoris / therapy*
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Drug-Eluting Stents / statistics & numerical data
  • Everolimus
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Prosthesis Retention*
  • Sirolimus / administration & dosage
  • Sirolimus / adverse effects
  • Sirolimus / analogs & derivatives
  • Tissue Scaffolds / chemistry
  • Tissue Scaffolds / statistics & numerical data
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Polymers
  • Everolimus
  • Sirolimus