5-Year Outcomes After Bioresorbable Coronary Scaffolds Implanted With Improved Technique

Abstract

In this large-scale, blinded randomized trial, despite the improved implantation technique, the absolute 5-year rate of target lesion failure was 3% greater after BVS compared with CoCr-EES. The risk period for increased events was limited to 3 years, the time point of complete scaffold bioresorption; event rates were similar thereafter. Angina recurrence after intervention was frequent during 5-year follow-up but was comparable with both devices.(Absorb IV Randomized Controlled Trial; NCT02173379).