title: [Technical features of Absorb(TM) BVS implantation in the IT-DISAPPEARS registry].
abstract: Currently, one of the most relevant innovations in interventional cardiology is the advent of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS). Among the BVS developed so far, the AbsorbTM BVS 1.1 (Abbott®) is one of the two devices that achieved the CE mark for the use in clinical practice. A reasonable amount of clinical evidence on AbsorbTM BVS has been built up from a large series of trials, of which some have been completed and others are in the enrollment and/or follow-up phases. However, at present there is paucity of data on the efficacy and safety of AbsorbTM BVS in patients with more complex coronary artery disease, who represent the majority of those undergoing coronary stenting in everyday clinical practice. To fill this gap, several all-comers registries are ongoing, with the aim to assess the efficacy and safety of the scaffold in subgroups with particularly complex coronary lesions. The AbsorbTM BVS 1.1 registries include IT-DISAPPEARS (NCT02004730), an Italian multicenter registry, started in December 2013, and endorsed by the Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology (GISE). This registry will enroll only patients with long lesions and/or multivessel coronary disease, with an expected considerable proportion of included patients having complex disease. Therefore, the implementation of meticulous and appropriate implantation technique is of key importance for the accurate assessment of scaffold performance in a broad spectrum of coronary lesions. With the aim of standardizing the procedure for patients included in the IT-DISAPPEARS registry, the present article reports the technical features of Absorb TM BVS 1.1 implantation.
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mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D012042:Registries; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds