TY - JOUR
T1 - Biodegradable Stents for Congenital Heart Disease
AU - Welch, Tre R
AU - Nugent, Alan
AU - Veeram Reddy, Surendranath R
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - The quest for an ideal biodegradable stent for both adult coronary and pediatric congenital heart disease applications continues. Over the past few years, a lot of progress has been made toward development of a dedicated pediatric biodegradable stent that can be used for congenital heart disease applications. At present, there are no biodegradable stents available for use in congenital heart disease. In this article, the authors review the different biodegradable materials and their limitations and provide an overview of the current biodegradable stents being evaluated for congenital heart disease applications.
AB - The quest for an ideal biodegradable stent for both adult coronary and pediatric congenital heart disease applications continues. Over the past few years, a lot of progress has been made toward development of a dedicated pediatric biodegradable stent that can be used for congenital heart disease applications. At present, there are no biodegradable stents available for use in congenital heart disease. In this article, the authors review the different biodegradable materials and their limitations and provide an overview of the current biodegradable stents being evaluated for congenital heart disease applications.
KW - Biocorrodible metals
KW - Biodegradable stents
KW - Bioresorbable polymers
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Pediatric stents
KW - Poly-L-lactic-acid
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U2 - 10.1016/j.iccl.2018.08.009
DO - 10.1016/j.iccl.2018.08.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 30449424
AN - SCOPUS:85055483346
JO - Interventional Cardiology Clinics
JF - Interventional Cardiology Clinics
SN - 2211-7458
ER -