title: Anatomical features and management of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds failure: A case series from the GHOST registry.
abstract: The Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold (Absorb BVS, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California) promises to address some of the residual shortcomings of existing metallic stents, such as late events induced by permanent caging of the coronary vessel. Scaffold restenosis (ScR) of BVS has been poorly described so far and treatment strategies for this event remain to be codified. We report on a case series of 14 lesions in 12 patients presenting with ScR and discuss their anatomical features and management strategies. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Granata
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Capodanno
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia Ina
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Tamburino
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Piera
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Capranzano
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: La Manna
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Francaviglia
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gargiulo
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thorax-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tamburino
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: bioresorbable vascular scaffold; failure; scaffold restenosis