<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ellis, Stephen G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Riaz, Haris</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bioresorbable stents: The future of interventional cardiology?</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016-11-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">S18-S23</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.3949/ccjm.83.s2.03</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">83</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11 suppl 2</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The introduction of stents has drastically reduced target-lesion restenosis rates associated with percutaneous coronary angioplasty. Bare-metal stents were the first introduced, followed by drug-eluting stents, both of which had significant impacts on the complication rates. Stents, however, have resulted in the emergence of stent thrombosis and stent restenosis, which can cause life-threatening cardiac complications. Three new technological approaches are being investigated to overcome these complications: stents coated with bioresorbable polymers, stents without polymers, and completely bioresorbable stents. Initial results are encouraging, but more data are needed to ascertain their implications for clinical practice.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>