Self-dissolving stents as heart implants
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From permanent to resorbable: self-dissolving stents as heart implants

02.08.2024

Image: A person in a white coat explains the human heart with the help of an anatomical model. The model shows the inner structure of the heart in detail.

Patients with constrictions in all three coronary arteries are treated in stages in order to minimize risks.

"In an ideal world, we would no longer be implanting metal stents in ten to 15 years' time. But that is still a long way off."

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Image: 3D illustration of a blood clot forming in a blood vessel

The basic risks and complications that can occur with self-dissolving stents depend heavily on the material and do not typically apply to magnesium.

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