Bioresorbable scaffolds for the treatment of in-stent restenosis

Heart Vessels. 2015 Mar;30(2):265-9. doi: 10.1007/s00380-013-0464-5. Epub 2014 Jan 4.

Abstract

Percutaneous coronary intervention with bare-metal stents or drug-eluting stents can decrease clinical event rates compared with simple balloon angioplasty. However, stent implantation is often associated with subsequent restenosis. Bioresorbable coronary scaffolds provide short-term vessel scaffolding with drug delivery capability and are designed to avoid the long-term limitations of metallic stents such as late stent thrombosis and in-stent restenosis. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case series of successful treatment of in-stent restenosis using bioresorbable scaffolds.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Absorbable Implants*
  • Aged
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Restenosis / diagnosis
  • Coronary Restenosis / etiology
  • Coronary Restenosis / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / instrumentation*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Treatment Outcome