A great start, but the promise of biodegradable stents remains to be proven

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Mar;7(3):313-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.11.008. Epub 2014 Feb 13.

Author

Barry T Katzen¹

Affiliation

¹ Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida. Electronic address: btkatzen@aol.com.

PMID: 24529935
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.11.008

No abstract available

Keywords: GAIA study; Igaki-Tamai; PLLA stent(s); biodegradable stent(s); peripheral artery disease; superficial femoral artery.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Absorbable Implants*
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / surgery*
Female
Femoral Artery / surgery*
Humans
Male
Stents*