Chronic Total Occlusion 5 Years After Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Implantation: A Serial Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment

J Invasive Cardiol. 2020 May;32(5):E141.

Abstract

Angiography at 60 months post implantation of an Absorb 1.0 bioresorbable vascular scaffold (Abbott Vascular) revealed a total occlusion at the distal scaffold. Within the proximal edge, optical coherence tomography showed complete absorption of stent struts with a decreased mean scaffold area and diameter.

Keywords: cardiac imaging; optical coherence tomography.

MeSH terms

  • Absorbable Implants*
  • Cardiovascular Agents
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Drug-Eluting Stents* / adverse effects
  • Everolimus / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Cardiovascular Agents
  • Everolimus