Bioresorbable scaffolds: focus on vascular response and long-term safety

Panminerva Med. 2015 Mar;57(1):1-13. Epub 2014 Nov 6.

Abstract

Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) are considered the fourth revolution in Interventional Cardiology, thus promising to address some of the pending issues with current-generation drug eluting stents (DES). Notably, most of the potential advantages of BVS over other current devices are due to a peculiar vascular response, called "vascular restoration therapy". The emerging data from real-world expanded use registries suggest that BVS use is feasible in a wide variety of patients (from low- to high- risk), and lesions (from simplex to complex). However, few safety concerns with currently available BVS have arised from initial experiences all over the word. Data from ongoing large-scale randomized controlled trials will be able to demonstrate whether BVS improve patient early and long-term outcomes compared to best-in-class DES.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheters
  • Cardiovascular Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
  • Coronary Artery Disease / mortality
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
  • Coronary Restenosis / etiology
  • Coronary Thrombosis / etiology
  • Drug-Eluting Stents
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
  • Myocardial Infarction / mortality
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / instrumentation*
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / mortality
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Cardiovascular Agents
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible