Abstract
Despite huge advances in interventional cardiology, as a specialty we remain rooted in the immediate: most novel devices are assessed at short-term time points with low-frequency clinical endpoints that have to be combined into composites in order to provide a reasonable chance of demonstrating either noninferiority or superiority [1,2]. As far as longer-term patient prognosis goes, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) provides at best a modest impact, with benefits largely confined to patients with substantial ischemic burden [3] or acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction [4].
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Bioresorbable Scaffolds |
Subtitle of host publication | From Basic Concept to Clinical Applications |
Editors | Yoshinobu Onuma, Patrick W.J.C. Serruys |
Place of Publication | Boca Raton |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 215-223 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781498779777 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781498779746 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |