Difference in haemodynamic microenvironment in vessels scaffolded with Absorb BVS and Mirage BRMS: insights from a preclinical endothelial shear stress study
EuroIntervention 2017;13:1328-1335 published online June 2017. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-17-00283
Erhan Tenekecioglu1, MD; Ryo Torii2, PhD; Christos Bourantas3,4, MD, PhD; Yohei Sotomi5, MD; Rafael Cavalcante1, MD, PhD; Yaping Zeng1, MD, PhD; Carlos Collet5, MD; Tom Crake3, MD; Pannipa Suwannasom1,5, MD; Yoshinobu Onuma1,6, MD, PhD; Patrick W. Serruys1,7*, MD, PhD
1. Department of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; 2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom; 3. Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Tr
Aims: In silico studies have provided robust evidence that stent design affects local haemodynamic forces, which appear as a major determinant of clinical outcomes following stent implant