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- Title
A review of bioresorbable scaffolds: hype or hope?
- Authors
Huay Cheem Tan; Ananthakrishna, Rajiv; Tan, Huay Cheem
- Abstract
In the field of percutaneous coronary intervention, the evolution of coronary metal stents has been well established for the past three decades, but research on bioresorbable scaffolds has only gained momentum in the recent past. Although second-generation drug-eluting metal stents are the gold standard for the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease, a few drawbacks exist. The development of bioresorbable scaffolds is an attempt to overcome the limitations of metal stents. This review highlights the rationale for the bioresorbable scaffold, its properties and potential applications. It also focuses on the current evidence and concerns regarding the application of the bioresorbable scaffold in day-to-day practice.
- Subjects
SURGICAL stents -- Design &; construction; BIODEGRADABLE materials; CORONARY artery surgery; DRUG-eluting stents; CORONARY heart disease treatment; THROMBOSIS prevention; BIOMEDICAL materials; CARDIOVASCULAR system; CULTURE media (Biology); INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL care; METALS; PROSTHETICS; SURGICAL stents; TREATMENT effectiveness; PLATELET aggregation inhibitors
- Publication
Singapore Medical Journal, 2017, Vol 58, Issue 9, p512
- ISSN
0037-5675
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.11622/smedj.2016178