Novel ultrahigh molecular weight amorphous PLLA bioresorbable coronary scaffold upsized up to 0.8 mm beyond nominal diameter: An OCT and histopathology study in porcine coronary artery model.
Pawel GasiorYanping ChengEdward A Estradanull Jenn McGregorKamal RamzipoorChang LeeGerard B CondittSerge D RousselleJuan F GranadaGrzegorz L KaluzaPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
Overexpansion up to 0.8 mm of novel, high strength S-BRS is not associated with worse angiographic outcomes, neointimal formation or biomechanical issues such as scaffold discontinuation, deformation or overlapping of the struts, neither acutely nor chronically. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.