title: Short-term outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome treated with direct bioresorbable scaffold deployment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Direct coronary stenting is a validated therapeutic option for coronary lesions. We studied the feasibility of direct deployment with a bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Demographic, procedural, and survival data were obtained for patients who had direct scaffold deployment with BVS from 1 May 2013 to 1 April 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We performed a retrospective review of nine patients which included eight patients having ST-elevation myocardial infarction. There were no cases of worsening coronary flow, scaffold thrombosis, target lesion revascularization or death up to 30 days post intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Direct BVS deployment in ACS appears safe and feasible.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Ayyaz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sultan
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Varinder
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Randhawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Anthony C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Camuglia
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: shahar.lavi@lhsc.on.ca.
authors.forename: Shahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lavi
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009864:Ontario; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D013997:Time Factors; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Bioresorbable vascular scaffold; Direct coronary stenting; Myocardial infarction