title: Successful Treatment of a Subclavian Artery Stenosis With a Coronary Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the use of a coronary bioresorbable vascular scaffold to treat subclavian artery disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 58-year-old man was admitted for left subclavian steal syndrome. Angiography showed significant left subclavian stenosis in proximity to the ostium of the left vertebral artery. To maximize radial support and minimize restenosis risk while avoiding the chance of vertebral compromise, a coronary bioresorbable vascular scaffold (3.5×28 mm) was implanted after predilation. The device was postdilated with a 1.0-mm oversized balloon, with immediate improvement in hemodynamics and symptoms. Two-year clinical and imaging follow-up confirmed vessel patency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This clinical vignette highlights the flexibility and potential of bioresorbable devices for endovascular specialists and calls for further development and use of this innovative technology.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Interventistica Cardiovascolare, Presidio Ospedaliero Pineta Grande, Castel Volturno, Italy Unità Operativa di Emodinamica, Casa di Salute Santa Lucia, San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy.
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Interventistica Cardiovascolare, Presidio Ospedaliero Pineta Grande, Castel Volturno, Italy Unità Operativa di Emodinamica, Casa di Salute Santa Lucia, San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Messina
authors.affiliation: Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy Department of AngioCardioNeurology, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy giuseppe.biondizoccai@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biondi-Zoccai
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
keywords: angioplasty; bioresorbable vascular scaffold; endovascular therapy; peripheral artery disease; stenosis; stent; subclavian artery