CARDIOVASCULAR: Bioabsorbable Everolimus-Eluting Stent: 6-Month Angiographic and IVUS Results

Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine Bioabsorbable Everolimus-Eluting Stent: 6-Month Angiographic and IVUS Results REFERENCE: Abstract 2402-3, American College of Cardiology New Orleans PATRICK SERRUYS, Erasmus University, Rotterdam COMMENT: SPENCER KING, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta Six-months follow-up of patients receiving a new bioabsorbable drug-eluting stent are favourable, according to Patrick Serruys whose group has been investigating the stent which elutes everolimus in a group of 30 patients. During the ACC Annual Meeting in New Orleans he discussed with Peter Goodwin the potential benefits the new device can bring to coronary patients.