Table 4

Clinical outcomes up to 5 years after implantation of the bioresorbable scaffold Absorb

Clinical outcomes6 months1 year2 years5 years
Patients at follow-up (%)88/89 (99)87/89 (98)76/89 (85)71/89 (80)
Primary endpoint (%)
DOCE6 (6.8)14 (16)22 (29)33 (46)
 TVR6 (6.8)15 (17)23 (30)34 (48)
 All TVR*6162649
 TV-MI2 (2.3)2 (2.3)3 (3.9)8 (11)
 All TV-MI*22310
 Cardiac death0002 (2.8)
Secondary endpoints (%)
 Definite or probable ScT1 (1.1)1 (1.1)3 (3.9)6 (8.4)
 TLR6 (6.8)15 (17)20 (26)31 (44)
 All TLR*6162346
 All-cause death1 (1.1)2 (2.3)6 (7.9)14 (20)
 CABG0 (0)0 (0)2 (2.6)5 (7)
  • Data are presented as number (percentage).

  • *Cumulative events (one or more events per patient possible).

  • CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; DOCE, device-oriented composite endpoint; ScT, scaffold thrombosis; TLR, target lesion revascularisation; TV-MI, target vessel myocardial infarction; TVR, target vessel revascularisation.