title: Managing distorted ABSORB Scaffold in left main during anomalous LMCA stenting.
abstract: The everolimus-eluting biovascular scaffold (BVS) does not contain any metal, therefore struts are not evident angiographically. Two adjacent platinum radio-opaque markers at each end facilitate precise location of stent ends. Here we report one case of anomalous left main stenting using BVS. The BVS got accidentally distorted in left main during the procedure, which was not visible on angiography but detected on OCT.
authors.affiliation: Director of Cath Lab, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India. Electronic address: drpcrath@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Pratap Chandra
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.affiliation: Consultant Cardiologist, Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Krupal C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Manoj K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Agarwala
authors.affiliation: Consultant Cardiologist, Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Bharat V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Purohit
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D056988:Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D000068338:Everolimus / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000068338:Everolimus
keywords: ABSORB scaffold; Anomalous left main coronary artery; LMCA stenting; Optical coherence tomography; Percutaneous coronary stenting