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Fernando Alfonso1, Javier Cuesta1, Teresa Bastante1, Fernando Rivero1, Marcos García-Guimaraes1, Teresa Alvarado1, Amparo Benedicto1, Bernardo Cortese1, Robert Byrne1, Adnan Kastrati1.
Abstract
Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) represent a disruptive technology that has caused a new revolution in interventional cardiology. BVS appear to be particularly appealing in patients presenting with an acute myocardial infarction (MI). The available evidence on the value of BVS implantation in this challenging scenario is very promising but still limited. Results come from preliminary small observational studies, prospective registries that include a control group, and from scarce randomized clinical trials with surrogate mechanistic or angiographic primary end-points. Further studies, powered for clinical endpoints, are required to establish the relative safety and efficacy of BVS vs. new-generation metallic drug-eluting stents (DES) in patients with ST-segment elevation acute MI.Entities:
Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS); drug-eluting stents (DES); myocardial infarction (MI)
Year: 2016 PMID: 27293870 PMCID: PMC4885952 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2016.03.75
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895