Preferred Label : Bioabsorbable Polymer-Coated Drug Eluting Stent;
NCIt related terms : Drug-eluting with bioabsorbable polymer;
NCIt definition : A biodegradable drug-eluting vascular stent that is coated with a polymer that releases
an anti-proliferative drug to inhibit intimal growth and prevent restenosis after
implantation. The polymer degrades after completion of drug release, leaving an inert
metal scaffold in place.;
Alternative definition : ACC/AHA: Metallic coronary stent with a bioabsorbable polymer with an antiproliferative
drug coating;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1904990;
Origin ID : C191544;
UMLS CUI : C5784570;
Semantic type(s)
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