Anatomical features and management of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds failure: A case series from the GHOST registry

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Jun;85(7):1150-61. doi: 10.1002/ccd.25819. Epub 2015 Feb 12.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: bioresorbable vascular scaffold; failure; scaffold restenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Absorbable Implants*
  • Aged
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
  • Coronary Restenosis / diagnosis
  • Coronary Restenosis / etiology
  • Coronary Restenosis / therapy*
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects*
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / instrumentation*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Registries
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Treatment Outcome