title: Late neoatherosclerotic scaffold failure: An unexpected achilles heel for current bioresorbable scaffold technology?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: nick.hiltrop@uzleuven.be.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hiltrop
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jorge
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adriaenssens
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D000069451:Long Term Adverse Effects / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058426:Neointima / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000009:adverse effects; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods
keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Biodegradable; Bioresorbable vascular scaffold; Neoatherosclerosis; Neointimal hyperplasia; Stent thrombosis