title: A great start, but the promise of biodegradable stents remains to be proven.
authors: Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida. Electronic address: btkatzen@aol.com.
authors: Barry T
authors: BT
authors: Katzen
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents
keywords: GAIA study; Igaki-Tamai; PLLA stent(s); biodegradable stent(s); peripheral artery disease; superficial femoral artery