Bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation for the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis: Results from a multicenter Italian experience

Elisabetta Moscarella, Attilio Varricchio, Eugenio Stabile, Azeem Latib, Alfonso Ielasi, Maurizio Tespili, Bernardo Cortese, Paolo Calabrò, Francesco Granata, Vasileios F. Panoulas, Anna Franzone, Bruno Trimarco, Giulio Bonzani, Giovanni Esposito, Antonio Colombo

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Abstract

This multicenter experience sought to investigate the feasibility and safety of BVS for the treatment of ISR. From April 2012 to June 2014, a total of 315 patients (334 lesions) underwent PCI for ISR at the participating centers. Of those, 83 patients (90 lesions) received BVS. Procedural success was achieved in all patients. At a median of 7 (IQR 3-18) months follow-up, MACCE rate was 12%, TLR 7.7%, while one (1.1%) definite BVS-in-stent thrombosis was reported. The results of this multicenter experience suggest that BVS implantation for the treatment of coronary ISR is technically feasible and associated with favorable mid-term clinical results. These data could be considered hypothesis generating for a future randomized clinical trial.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)366-372
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume199
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 15 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BVS
  • DES
  • Restenosis
  • Stent

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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