Overview of the clinical trials on bioresorbable vascular scaffold

Although several new scaffolds are progressively being investigated and entering the clinical scene, BRS has accumulated the largest experience by far including detailed evaluation of the first patients studied followed almost in parallel by clinical evaluation and worldwide randomized evaluation for non-inferiority against best contemporary metallic DES. Available evidence shows that careful procedural technique is required for proper and safe delivery of the current generation scaffolds. Future studies will indicate whether all or only selected patient or lesion subsets will ultimately benefit from treatment with fully bioresorbable devices.