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Use of bioresorbable vascular scaffold: a meta-analysis of patients with coronary artery disease.

Mohamed Farag, Nikolaos Spinthakis, Diana A Gorog, Abhiram Prasad, Keith Sullivan, Zaki Akhtar, Neville Kukreja, Manivannan Srinivasan

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Article in Open heart. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mohamed FaragDepartment of Cardiology, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Hertfordshire, UK; Postgraduate Medical School, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK.
Nikolaos SpinthakisDepartment of Cardiology , East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust , Hertfordshire , UK.
Diana A GorogDepartment of Cardiology, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Hertfordshire, UK; Postgraduate Medical School, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK; National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK.
Abhiram PrasadSt George's , University of London, London , UK.
Keith SullivanPostgraduate Medical School, University of Hertfordshire , Hertfordshire , UK.
Zaki AkhtarDepartment of Cardiology , East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust , Hertfordshire , UK.
Neville KukrejaDepartment of Cardiology , East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust , Hertfordshire , UK.
Manivannan SrinivasanDepartment of Cardiology , East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust , Hertfordshire , UK.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust · GBSt George's, University of London · GBUniversity of Hertfordshire · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDifferences in outcomes between bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) systems and drug-eluting metal stents (DES) have not been fully evaluated. We aimed to compare clinical and angiographic outcomes in randomised studies of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), with a secondary analysis performed among registry studies.

methodsA meta-analysis comparing outcomes between BVS and DES in patients with CAD. Overall estimates of treatment effect were calculated with random-effects model and fixed-effects model.

resultsIn 6 randomised trials (3818 patients), BVS increased the risk of subacute stent thrombosis (ST) over and above DES (OR 2.14; CI 1.01 to 4.53; p=0.05), with a trend towards an increase in the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) (125 events in those assigned to BVS and 50 to DES; OR 1.36; CI 0.97 to 1.91; p=0.07). The risk of in-device late lumen loss (LLL) was higher with BVS than DES (mean difference 0.08 mm; CI 0.03 to 0.13; p=0.004). There was no difference in the risk of death or target vessel revascularisation (TVR) between the two devices. In 6 registry studies (1845 patients), there was no difference in the risk of death, MI, TVR or subacute ST between the two stents. Final BVS dilation pressures were higher in registry than in randomised studies (18.7±4.6 vs 15.2±3.3 atm; p<0.001).

conclusionsPatients treated with BVS had an increased risk of subacute ST and slightly higher LLL compared with those with DES, but this might be related to inadequate implantation techniques, in particular device underexpansion.

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bioresorbable scaffoldCORONARY ARTERY DISEASEdrug-eluting stentpercutaneous coronary intervention

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PMID27621831
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