title: Follow-up of coronary artery patency after implantation of bioresorbable coronary scaffolds: The emerging role of magnetic coronary artery imaging.
abstract: Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVSs) represent the newest tool in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). Conversely to the previous metal stents and thanks to the polylactate-based backbone, BVSs could be visualized by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without artifacts. These properties allow a potential non-invasive assessment of coronary artery patency after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), avoiding cardiac catheterization included iodine contrast and radiation exposure, and potentially more sophisticated imaging tool as the optical coherence tomography (OCT). We reviewed the available medical literature on the coronary MRI evaluation of BVS after PCI, also discussing its potential diagnostic role in the long-term follow-up of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Section of Internal and Cardiopulmonary Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rigatelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, San Luca General Hospital, Trecenta, Italy.
authors.forename: Fiorenzo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scaranello
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rinuncini
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Picariello
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: D'Elia
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Majlinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fejzo
authors.affiliation: Section of Internal and Cardiopulmonary Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. Electronic address: roncon.loris@azisanrovigo.it.
authors.forename: Loris
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roncon
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods
keywords: Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds; Coronary magnetic resonance; Coronary patency