Decade of histological follow-up for a fully biodegradable poly-L-lactic acid coronary stent (Igaki-Tamai stent) in humans: are bioresorbable scaffolds the answer?
Departments of Cardiology (S.N., S.T., K.K., M.O., Y.I., T.H., Y.T., T.H., J.S., S.I.) and Pathology (E.T., T.T.), Shiga Medical Center for Adults, and Kusatsu Heart Center (E.K., T.T.), Shiga, Japan.
Soji
S
Nishio
Shinsaku
S
Takeda
Kunihiko
K
Kosuga
Masaharu
M
Okada
Eisho
E
Kyo
Takafumi
T
Tsuji
Eiji
E
Takeuchi
Tsuyoshi
T
Terashima
Yasutaka
Y
Inuzuka
Tatsuhiko
T
Hata
Yuzo
Y
Takeuchi
Takeshi
T
Harita
Junya
J
Seki
Shigeru
S
Ikeguchi
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000639:trends*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide)