Safety and Efficacy of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds in Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Coronary bifurcation lesions (CBL) are one fifth of all coronary lesions and they do not have an optimal strategy for stenting yet. Bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) are novel inventions proposed to be the optimal solution. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the role of BRS in treating CBL by comparing it to dedicated bifurcation stents (DBS).

Methods

A systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines, searching databases such as ScienceDirect, EMBASE, MEDLINE, NIH, TRIP, PUBMED, and ClinicalTrials. gov. The risk of bias was assessed by MINORS and modified Cowley's criteria. Q statistic was used for heterogeneity testing and a meta-analysis was conducted using the "meta" package in the R software application.

Results

Fourteen studi

SUBMITTER: Alsinbili A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9893145 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature