Due to the limited distensibility of the everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (ABSORB) compared to metallic platform stents, quantitative coronary arteriography (QCA) is a mandatory requirement for ABSORB deployment in the on-going ABSORB EXTEND Single-Arm Study. Visual assessment of vessel size in the ABSORB Cohort B study often lead to under and over-sizing of the 3 mm ABSORB in coronary vessels (recommended range of the vessel diameter ≥ 2.5 mm and ≤ 3.3 mm), with an increased risk of spontaneous incomplete scaffold apposition post ABSORB deployment. We report whether mandatory QCA assessment of vessel size pre-implantation, utilizing the maximal luminal diameter (Dmax) and established interpolated reference vessel diameter (RVD) measurements, has improved device/vessel sizing.
Proximal and distal maximal luminal diameters as a guide to appropriate deployment of the ABSORB everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold : a sub-study of the ABSORB Cohort B and the on-going ABSORB EXTEND Single Arm Study / V. Farooq, J. Gomez-Lara, S. Brugaletta, B. D. Gogas, H. M. Garcìa-Garcìa, Y. Onuma, R. J. van Geuns, A. Bartorelli, R. Whitbourn, A. Abizaid, P.W. Serruys. - In: CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. - ISSN 1522-1946. - 79:6(2012 May 01), pp. 880-888.
Titolo: | Proximal and distal maximal luminal diameters as a guide to appropriate deployment of the ABSORB everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold : a sub-study of the ABSORB Cohort B and the on-going ABSORB EXTEND Single Arm Study |
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Parole Chiave: | bioresorbable scaffold; coronary artery disease; maximal luminal diameter; quantitative coronary angiography |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/11 - Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare |
Data di pubblicazione: | 1-mag-2012 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccd.23177 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |