Chapter 32

Bioresorbable-polymer Everolimus-eluting Stents

First published: 06 May 2022

Summary

Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with medical therapy and percutaneous coronary intervention forming the cornerstone of management. Early concerns over first and second generation stents have been overcome with device iterations. Platinum-chromium EES have mature clinical data and along with the cobalt-chromium EES are contemporary gold standard in the drug eluting stent field. Bioresorbable polymer stents may facilitate vessel healing by reducing polymer associated adverse events with stents such as the SYNERGY, holding promise with comparable benchmark DES in early studies with low rates of target vessel failure, target lesion revascularisation and stent thrombosis.

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