Trend to move from permanent metals to degradable, multifunctional polymer or metallic implants in the example of coronary stents

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Drug-releasing shape-memory polymers – the role of morphology, processing effects, and matrix degradation

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Long-term tissue coverage of a biodegradable polylactide polymer–coated biolimus-eluting stent: Comparative sequential assessment with optical coherence tomography until complete resorption of the polymer

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Why Are So Few Degradable Polymeric Biomaterials Currently Established in Clinical Applications?

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Long-term clinical outcomes of biodegradable polymer biolimus-eluting stents versus durable polymer sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with coronary artery disease (LEADERS): 4 year follow-up of a randomised non-inferiority trial

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Degradable, Multifunctional Cardiovascular Implants: Challenges and Hurdles

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Incidence, Mechanisms, Predictors, and Clinical Impact of Acute and Late Stent Malapposition After Primary Intervention in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

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