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Anatomical features and management of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds failure: A case series from the GHOST registry
Author(s) -
Longo Giovanni,
Granata Francesco,
Capodanno Davide,
Ohno Yohei,
Tamburino Claudia Ina,
Capranzano Piera,
La Manna Alessio,
Francaviglia Bruno,
Gargiulo Giuseppe,
Tamburino Corrado
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25819
Subject(s) - medicine , bioresorbable scaffold , restenosis , scaffold , cardiology , radiology , stent , percutaneous coronary intervention , biomedical engineering , myocardial infarction
The Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold (Absorb BVS, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California) promises to address some of the residual shortcomings of existing metallic stents, such as late events induced by permanent caging of the coronary vessel. Scaffold restenosis (ScR) of BVS has been poorly described so far and treatment strategies for this event remain to be codified. We report on a case series of 14 lesions in 12 patients presenting with ScR and discuss their anatomical features and management strategies. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.