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A true bifurcational stenosis treated with a bioresorbable vascular scaffold and a drug‐eluting metallic stent: Degradable meets durable
Author(s) -
Wiebe Jens,
Hamm Christian,
Nef Holger
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.25833
Subject(s) - restenosis , medicine , bioresorbable scaffold , stent , drug eluting stent , lesion , stenosis , bare metal , scaffold , coronary restenosis , cardiology , radiology , surgery , biomedical engineering , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction
The role of bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) has mostly been investigated in simple coronary lesions. True bifurcational stenoses are one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. We report here a successful case of a hybrid approach using a bioresorbable scaffold and a drug‐eluting metallic stent to treat a true bifurcational lesion. Due to the degradable character of the BRS, only one metallic stent remains and thus the risk of restenosis can possibly be reduced. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.