title: Cutting balloon use may ease the optimal apposition of bioresorbable vascular scaffold in in-stent stenosis.
abstract: Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) have different mechanical properties as compared to metallic stents. Therefore, the standard procedural technique to achieve appropriate deployment may differ. Utilisation of debulking techniques, including cutting balloon and directional atherectomy prior to BVS deployment, is still questionable. Herein, we discuss a case of coronary in-stent restenosis and reveal the advantage of predilatation of the lesion with cutting balloon prior to BVS deployment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Acıbadem University, Acıbadem Atakent Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Acıbadem University, Acıbadem Atakent Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Demirci
keywords: bioresorbable vascular scaffolds; cutting balloon; optimisation
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