EMJ Interventional Cardiology 4 [Suppl 12] . 2016

Bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BRS/bioabsorbable stents are a new and promising generation of intravascular devices that may potentially circumvent many of the problems associated with permanent metallic stents for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The ABSORB™ BRS (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California, USA) received Conformité Européenne (CE) mark approval in 2011 and has been implanted in over 150,000 patients over the globe.