{"title":"Ultra-low thickness bio-degradable polymer vs durable polymer everolimus eluting stents - A 24 months clinical follow-up study.","authors":"Upendra Kaul, Pushpendra Kumar Garg, Rohit Chopra, Rahul Gupta, Vivek Mathur","doi":"10.1016/j.ihj.2025.10.005","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A multicenter observational study of 2059 PCI patients compared the ultrathin-strut BDP-EES (Eternia) with the DP-EES (Xience) over 24 months. Patients in the Eternia group were older with more chronic total occlusions. MACE rates were 3.7 % (Xience) vs 3.8 % (Eternia; p = 0.939), with no significant differences in mortality, TVR, or stent thrombosis. No definite or probable stent thrombosis was reported in either group, and possible thrombosis rates were low (0.3 % vs 0.4 %). These findings suggest that biodegradable and durable polymer platforms offer similar long-term performance. The Eternia stents demonstrated equivalent safety and efficacy to Xience stents at 24 months.</p>","PeriodicalId":13384,"journal":{"name":"Indian heart journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Indian heart journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2025.10.005","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A multicenter observational study of 2059 PCI patients compared the ultrathin-strut BDP-EES (Eternia) with the DP-EES (Xience) over 24 months. Patients in the Eternia group were older with more chronic total occlusions. MACE rates were 3.7 % (Xience) vs 3.8 % (Eternia; p = 0.939), with no significant differences in mortality, TVR, or stent thrombosis. No definite or probable stent thrombosis was reported in either group, and possible thrombosis rates were low (0.3 % vs 0.4 %). These findings suggest that biodegradable and durable polymer platforms offer similar long-term performance. The Eternia stents demonstrated equivalent safety and efficacy to Xience stents at 24 months.
期刊介绍:
Indian Heart Journal (IHJ) is the official peer-reviewed open access journal of Cardiological Society of India and accepts articles for publication from across the globe. The journal aims to promote high quality research and serve as a platform for dissemination of scientific information in cardiology with particular focus on South Asia. The journal aims to publish cutting edge research in the field of clinical as well as non-clinical cardiology - including cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Some of the topics covered are Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Valvular Heart Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension and Infective Endocarditis. IHJ open access invites original research articles, research briefs, perspective, case reports, case vignette, cardiovascular images, cardiovascular graphics, research letters, correspondence, reader forum, and interesting photographs, for publication. IHJ open access also publishes theme-based special issues and abstracts of papers presented at the annual conference of the Cardiological Society of India.