FDA approves first absorbable stent for coronary artery disease - FDA.gov

FDA approves first absorbable stent for coronary artery disease FDA.gov The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first fully absorbable stent to treat coronary artery disease. The Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System (BVS), which releases the drug everolimus to limit the growth of scar tissue, ... Now You See It: FDA Approves Absorb Bioresorbable ScaffoldTCTMD FDA approves Abbott's Absorb™ bioresorbable stent, the only fully dissolving heart stentYahoo Finance all 4 news articles »

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