title: Deploying bioresorbable vascular scaffolds--tardus, altius, amplius!!
abstract: Current generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) have thick struts and relatively low radial strength; meticulous deployment is required to prevent underexpansion while avoiding stent fracture. The current study suggests safety of very high-pressure (mean 28 atm) post-dilation of BVS with a noncompliant balloon. Duration of inflation and inflation pressure stabilization are important factors that influence the extent of optimal stent expansion and should be studied in future attempts to optimize BVS deployment.
authors.affiliation: Central Arkansas Veterans Health System, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
authors.forename: Srikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vallurupalli
authors.affiliation: Central Arkansas Veterans Health System, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
authors.forename: Barry F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Uretsky
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome