Drug-Coated Balloons and Bioresorbable Scaffolds in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissections
Marios Sagris, Marios G Bantidos, Nikolaos Stalikas, Barbara Fyntanidou, Christos Kofos, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Efstratios Karagiannidis, Nikolaos Patsourakos, Teruhiko Imamura · 2025
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Marios Sagris and co-authors present a 2025 review of two device options for a torn heart artery that strikes without warning. This dissection mainly hits younger women and can cause heart attacks. The vessel wall is fragile, so the usual fix, a metal stent, carries special risks; watchful care is preferred when flow allows.
For cases that do need intervention, the review examines drug coated balloons, which deliver medicine and leave nothing behind, and scaffolds that prop the vessel open, then dissolve. It covers how each works, where each fits, and the pitfalls seen in practice. Imaging guidance inside the artery gets a central role in the discussion.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Marios Sagris, Marios G Bantidos, Nikolaos Stalikas, Barbara Fyntanidou, Christos Kofos, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Efstratios Karagiannidis, Nikolaos Patsourakos, Teruhiko Imamura |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |