title: Current practices of Asia-Pacific cardiologists in the utilization of bioresorbable scaffolds.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds (A-BVS) are routinely used in the Asia-Pacific, there is little information on patient selection or deployment technique here. This document investigates the experiences of leading interventional cardiologists from the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on patient characteristics, deployment techniques and management.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A detailed questionnaire was distributed to 28 highly-experienced interventional cardiologists ('Authors') from 13 Asia-Pacific countries. The results were discussed at a meeting on patient selection, technical consideration, deployment practices and patient management. Potential patient benefits of Absorb compared to metallic DES, the learning curve for patient selection and preparation, device deployment, and subsequent patient management approaches are presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Current practices are derived from guidelines optimized for European patients. Differences in approach exist in the Asia-Pacific context, including limited access to imaging and frequency of occurrence of complex lesions. Nevertheless, the use of the Absorb BVS ('Absorb') in certain Asia-Pacific countries has flourished and practices here are continuing to mature.
authors: Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors: B B
authors: BB
authors: Chanana
authors: Medanta Medicity, Haryana, India.
authors: Praveen
authors: P
authors: Chandra
authors: Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: Jack Jun
authors: JJ
authors: Cheng
authors: Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: Ron
authors: R
authors: Dick
authors: Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Hyeon-Cheol
authors: HC
authors: Gwon
authors: Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Hiremath
authors: Heart Institute HCM, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
authors: Do Quang
authors: DQ
authors: Huan
authors: Police General Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors: Anuruck
authors: A
authors: Jeamanukoolkit
authors: The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
authors: Tiemin
authors: T
authors: Jiang
authors: Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hongkong, China.
authors: On-Hing
authors: OH
authors: Kwok
authors: Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
authors: Michael C L
authors: MCL
authors: Lim
authors: National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
authors: Adrian F
authors: AF
authors: Low
authors: Lisie Hospital, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
authors: Rony
authors: R
authors: Mathew
authors: Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors: Samuel K
authors: SK
authors: Mathew
authors: Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors: Dougal
authors: D
authors: McClean
authors: New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors: Sunao
authors: S
authors: Nakamura
authors: Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Nguyen
authors: Fuwai Cardiovascular Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors: Shubin
authors: S
authors: Qiao
authors: Medistra Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
authors: Teguh
authors: T
authors: Santoso
authors: Max Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors: Sudheer
authors: S
authors: Saxena
authors: Royal Perth Hospital Campus, University of Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Carl
authors: C
authors: Schultz
authors: Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Sengottuvelu
authors: Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, India.
authors: Ashok
authors: A
authors: Seth
authors: Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, USA.
authors: Charles A
authors: CA
authors: Simonton
authors: HSC Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Chee Siong
authors: CS
authors: Soo
authors: Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, USA. Electronic address: krishna.sudhir@av.abbott.com.
authors: Krishnankutty
authors: K
authors: Sudhir
authors: Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: Cheng-Ting
authors: CT
authors: Tsai
authors: King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors: Udayachalerm
authors: U
authors: Wasan
authors: Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia.
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Whelan
authors: Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hongkong, China.
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Wong
authors: Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Yee Guan
authors: YG
authors: Yap
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001208:Asia; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000072096:Cardiologists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002309:Cardiology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Absorb; Asia; Bioresorbable vascular scaffold; Cardiovascular