Figure 3: Lateral angiography of the stented descending aorta (A) six months, (B) 12 months, and (C) 18 months after implantation. There is complete patency of the vessel. (Arrows indicate scaffold implantation site.) Reprinted from Heart, Peuster, M.; Wohlsein, P.; Brügmann, M.; Ehlerding, M.; Seidler, K.; Fink, C.; Brauer, H.; Fischer, a; Hausdorf, G. A Novel Approach to Temporary Stenting: Degradable Cardiovascular Stents Produced from Corrodible Metal-Results 6-18 Months after Implantation into New Zealand White Rabbits, 86, 563–569, Copyright (2009) with permission from BMJ Publishing Group Ltd [64].