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Bifurcation stenting with bioresorbable scaffolds: Quo vadis?
Author(s) -
Kornowski Ran
Publication year - 2016
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.26840
Subject(s) - medicine , bioresorbable scaffold , prosthesis design , surgery , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction , prosthesis
Key Points Bioresorbable everolimus‐eluting vascular scaffold (BEEVS) provides a vascular support to prevent early recoil, but unlike metallic stents, it resorbs over time and leaves no foreign material in the coronary artery. True bifurcation lesions were excluded from pivotal BEEVS trials since the consequence of the scaffold within coronary bifurcations is uncertain. Feasibility and safety of bifurcation double‐stenting utilizing Absorb BEEVS in the main‐branch and either a BEEVS or metallic DES in the side‐branch has been demonstrated in the current preliminary study.