Abstract

Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds in the clinical setting

Author(s): CAM Campos, Y-J Zhang, CV Bourantas, T Muramatsu, HM Garcia-Garcia, PA Lemos, J Iqbal, Y Onuma, & PW Serruys

The clinical introduction of bioresorbable scaffolds (BRSs) was announced as the fourth revolution in interventional cardiology due to a paradigm shift. These devices have the unique ability to provide a temporary scaffold that is necessary to maintain the patency of the vessel after intervention, before they gradually dissolve, liberating the vessel from its cage, and permitting the restoration of vascular physiology and integrity.