Embolization of Fractured Bioresorbable Scaffold Struts: Insights From 2- and 3-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomography

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Feb 22;9(4):e37-e38. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.11.005. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

Authors

Piera Capranzano¹, Bruno Francaviglia², Davide Capodanno², Maria Elena Di Salvo², Claudia Ina Tamburino², Fabio Maria Santagati², Corrado Tamburino²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. Electronic address: pcapranzano@gmail.com.
² Cardiovascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

PMID: 26777323
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.11.005

No abstract available

Keywords: bioresorbable scaffolds; complications; fracture; struts embolization.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Absorbable Implants*
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Drug-Eluting Stents
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
Foreign-Body Migration / etiology
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
Incidental Findings
Male
Middle Aged
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / instrumentation*
Predictive Value of Tests
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure*
Time Factors
Tomography, Optical Coherence*
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Calcification / diagnostic imaging
Vascular Calcification / therapy