Fully absorbable drug eluting coronary stent: where do we stand in 2014?

Czech version

Authors: Viktor Kočka; Petr Toušek; Libor Lisa; Tomáš Buděšínský
Authors‘ workplace: III. interní – kardiologická klinika 3. LF UK a FN Královské Vinohrady Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. Petr Widimský, DrSc., FESC, FACC
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2014; 60(4): 322-326
Category: 60th Birthday - prof. MUDr. Petr Widimský, DrSc., FESC, FACC

Overview

Coronary stent is routinely used in majority percutaneous coronary interventions for a long time. They have an important role, especially, in the first months after intervention. We can consider as a breakthrough point the development of stent which has ability to absorb in intervened artery after a few years. The review presents current techniques of fully absorbable coronary stents and also provides clinical trials and experiences available in 2014. The article continues with discussion between supporters and opponents of this new technique, but definitive conclusion can´t be done yet. The authors conclude the review with their own opinion. There are many encouraging data in patients with good clinical outcome after implantation of absorbable stents in more than 10 years follow-up.

Keywords:
absorbable stent – acute myocardial infarction – coronary stent – percutaneous coronary intervention

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