Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System ― 1-Year Post-Marketing Surveillance in Japan ―

Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in Complex Coronary Bifurcation Interventions

Treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions is common in everyday practice and accounts for ≤20% of all percutaneous coronary interventions. The treatment of these lesions with drug-eluting stents, especially when a double-stent technique is used, remains challenging and is associated with a lower procedural success and a higher rate of long-term adverse cardiac events such as stent restenosis an...

Bioresorbable polymeric scaffolds for coronary revascularization: Lessons learnt from ABSORB III, ABSORB China, and ABSORB Japan

Bioresorbable polymers and biocorrodible metals are the latest developments in biodegradable materials used in interventional cardiology for the mechanical treatment of coronary atherosclerosis. Poly-L-lactic acid is the most frequently used bioresorbable polymer and initial evidence of feasibility, efficacy and clinical safety following deployment of polymer-based platforms was gained after co...

The ABSORB bioresorbable vascular scaffold: an evolution or revolution in interventional cardiology?

The absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold in coronary bifurcations: insights from bench testing.

OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate the feasibility of performing contemporary bifurcation techniques with the Absorb everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California) (BVS). BACKGROUND The feasibility of using the BVS in bifurcation lesions is unknown. METHODS We performed bifurcation stenting procedures including main-vessel stenting with b...

Coronary and endovascular applications of the Absorb TM bioresorbable vascular scaffold CliniCal trial report

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the world, accounting for nearly one-third of all human mortality. In the modern era, the mainstay of therapy for established occlusive lesions in the cardiovascular tree is percutaneous balloon angioplasty and stent implantation. The procedure is widely applied, with over 2 million procedures performed annua...