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The potential advantages of a bioabsorbable vascular scaffold are restoration of normal vasomotor function to the stented segment, reduction of dual antiplatelet therapy duration without increased risk for late stent thrombosis, and avoidance of neo-atherosclerosis associated with chronic vessel-wall inflammation. A poly-l-lactic acid biodegradable frame with an everolimus-eluting coating performed well in a phase II trial (JW Cardiol Nov 9 2011). Now, investigators report findings from a manufacturer-funded, European multicenter feasibility study of the DREAMS, a bioabsorbable metallic (magnesium-based) stent coated with a paclitaxel-eluting polymer, in 46 adults (mean age, 65) with coronary artery disease. All patients had single, de-novo…