Biodegradable materials, including natural and synthetic polymers and hydrolyzable metals,
constitute the main components of temporary, implantable medical devices. Besides the …

Interventions. Copies: This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the
American College of Cardiology (www. cardiosource. org), the American Heart Association …

Zachęca się pracowników opieki zdrowotnej, aby w pełni uwzględniali te wytyczne
ESC/EACTS, gdy dokonują oceny klinicznej, a także kiedy określają i realizują medyczne …

Background Despite rapid dissemination of an everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffold for
treatment for coronary artery disease, no data from comparisons with its metallic stent …

Some surveys have shown that the intended users are sometimes unaware of the existence
of guidelines, or simply do not translate them into practice. Thus, implementation …

Fully bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) were designed to overcome the limitations of metallic
drug-eluting stents, which permanently cage the vessel wall, thereby preventing normal …

Compared to bare-metal stents (BMSs), drug-eluting stents (DESs) have been regarded as a
revolutionary change in coronary artery diseases (CADs). Releasing pharmaceutical agents …

Since the publication of the first guidelines for the interpretation and reporting of coronary CT
angiography (coronary CTA) in 2009, there have been significant changes in the scope and …

The vascular endothelium regulates blood flow in response to physiological needs.
Endothelial dysfunction is closely related to atherosclerosis and its risk factors, and it …

Background Compared with metallic drug-eluting stents, bioresorbable vascular scaffolds
(BVS) offer the potential to improve long-term outcomes of percutaneous coronary …