Self-apposing STENTYS® stent in acute myocardial infarction.
Balloon-expandable stents are currently used with satisfactory results in percutaneous coronary interventions. Unfortunately, in challenging anatomical patterns such as high thrombotic burden lesions, outcomes are often impaired. The STENTYS® stent (STENTYS, Paris, France), with its self-expandable capacity and peculiar Z-shape design, has been recently introduced in the clinical arena as an alternative to balloon-expandable stents for challenging lesion subsets. This article provides an overview of clinical trials, completed and currently on-going, on this self-apposing technology.
Cardiovascular Department Ferrarotto Hospital, Catania, Italy - tambucor@unict.it.
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D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology