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ISAR-TEST-5: 10 años de los DES con polímero vs sin polímero

After 10 years, unstable or chronic coronary patients revascularized with drug-eluting stents (DES) had similar, very good outcomes...

BIOFLOW V: Ultrathin Struts Confirm their Benefits

For several years we have been testing new devices that have introduce changes with respect to their...

Onyx ONE: More Options for Patients at High Risk for Bleeding

Since November 2015, when the LEADERS FREE was published in NEJM, polymer-free drug coated stents had undoubtedly...

TCT 2019 | MODEL U-SES: More Devices for High Risk of Bleeding and Short DAPT

Courtesy of SBHCI. This study tested the safety of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after only three months of...

TCT 2019 | EVOLVE Short DAPT: Only 3-month DATP in High Risk Bleeding

Courtesy of the SBHCI. This study used the thin strut everolimus eluting stent with ultrathin abluminal bioresorbable polymer...

TCT 2019 | IDEAL-LM: Bioabsorbable Polymer DES vs. Permanent Polymer DES for Left Main Stenosis

Courtesy of SBHCI. This study showed that using the everolimus eluting stent with bioabsorbable polymer Synergy followed by...

TCT 2019 | Onyx ONE: Durable Polymer vs. Polymer-Free Stent with Only One Month of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy

Courtesy of the SBHCI. This is the first randomized study comparing a durable-polymer drug-eluting stent (zotarolimus-eluting stent Onyx)...

Do Polymers Play any Role in Drug Eluting Stents

The fact that polymers can degrade after drug release seems interesting, more so when there appears to...