
doi: 10.1002/ccd.26995
pmid: 28295999
Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) are being increasingly used in complex, real‐world lesions. The possibility of strut fractures is a rare entity with the use of drug eluting stents (DES), but has not yet been adequately described for the BVS technology. In this report, we present a case of scaffold fracture of DEsolve BVS (Elixir Medical Corporation, USA) that was diagnosed both angiographically and by optical coherence tomography(OCT). Scaffold fracture with the newer BVS is a new Achilles' heel in the BVS technology. This gap in knowledge about the etiology such as over‐expansion and potential predictors of strut fracture need to be deeply investigated before a widespread use of such technologies is adopted. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Male, Drug-Eluting Stents, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Angiography, Prosthesis Design, Prosthesis Failure, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Treatment Outcome, Absorbable Implants, Retreatment, Humans, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Aged
Male, Drug-Eluting Stents, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Angiography, Prosthesis Design, Prosthesis Failure, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Treatment Outcome, Absorbable Implants, Retreatment, Humans, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Aged
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