TY - JOUR
T1 - Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds in patients with acute myocardial infarction
T2 - A new step forward to optimized reperfusion?
AU - Alfonso, Fernando
AU - Cuesta, Javier
AU - Bastante, Teresa
AU - Rivero, Fernando
AU - García-Guimaraes, Marcos
AU - Alvarado, Teresa
AU - Benedicto, Amparo
AU - Cortese, Bernardo
AU - Byrne, Robert
AU - Kastrati, Adnan
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Acute myocardial infarction
KW - Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS)
KW - Drug-eluting stents (DES)
KW - Myocardial infarction (MI)
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U2 - 10.21037/jtd.2016.03.75
DO - 10.21037/jtd.2016.03.75
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84971612131
SN - 2072-1439
VL - 8
SP - E417-E423
JO - Journal of Thoracic Disease
JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease
IS - 6
ER -