Recent advances in bioplastics: application and biodegradation

T Narancic, F Cerrone, N Beagan, KE O'Connor - Polymers, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The success of oil-based plastics and the continued growth of production and utilisation can
be attributed to their cost, durability, strength to weight ratio, and eight contributions to the …

2018 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization

M Sousa-Uva, FJ Neumann, A Ahlsson… - European Journal of …, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
These Guidelines represent the third time that the ESC and EACTS have brought together
cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in a joint Task Force to review the ever-increasing body …

2018 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization

FJ Neumann, M Sousa-Uva, A Ahlsson… - European heart …, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
always refer to the full text version, which is freely available on the ESC and EACTS
websites. The National Societies of the ESC are encouraged to endorse, translate, and …

Twelve or 30 months of dual antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stents

L Mauri, DJ Kereiakes, RW Yeh… - … England Journal of …, 2014‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Background Dual antiplatelet therapy is recommended after coronary stenting to prevent
thrombotic complications, yet the benefits and risks of treatment beyond 1 year are …

Comparison of an everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffold with an everolimus-eluting metallic stent for the treatment of coronary artery stenosis (ABSORB II): a 3 …

PW Serruys, B Chevalier, Y Sotomi, A Cequier… - The Lancet, 2016‏ - thelancet.com
Background No medium-term data are available on the random comparison between
everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds and everolimus-eluting metallic stents …

Stent thrombosis and restenosis: what have we learned and where are we going? The Andreas Grüntzig Lecture ESC 2014

RA Byrne, M Joner, A Kastrati - European heart journal, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Modern-day stenting procedures leverage advances in pharmacotherapy and device
innovation. Patients treated with contemporary antiplatelet agents, peri-procedural …

Biodegradable metals for cardiovascular stents: from clinical concerns to recent Zn‐Alloys

PK Bowen, ER Shearier, S Zhao… - Advanced …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Metallic stents are used to promote revascularization and maintain patency of plaqued or
damaged arteries following balloon angioplasty. To mitigate the long‐term side effects …

Biopolymer-based functional composites for medical applications

SB Park, E Lih, KS Park, YK Joung, DK Han - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Over the last decade, numerous biopolymers have received more attention in medical
applications involving novel biomaterials because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability …

Everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds versus everolimus-eluting metallic stents: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

S Cassese, RA Byrne, G Ndrepepa, S Kufner, J Wiebe… - The Lancet, 2016‏ - thelancet.com
Background Bioresorbable coronary stents might improve outcomes of patients treated with
percutaneous coronary interventions. The everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular …

Safety and performance of the second-generation drug-eluting absorbable metal scaffold in patients with de-novo coronary artery lesions (BIOSOLVE-II): 6 month …

M Haude, H Ince, A Abizaid, R Toelg, PA Lemos… - The Lancet, 2016‏ - thelancet.com
Background Absorbable scaffolds were designed to overcome the limitations of
conventional, non-absorbable metal-based drug-eluting stents. So far, only polymeric …