Footprint of a Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in Computed Tomography Coronary Angiogram at 5-Year Follow-up.

Footprint of a Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in Computed Tomography Coronary Angiogram at 5-Year Follow-up. J Invasive Cardiol. 2020 May;32(5):E136-E137 Authors: Vijayvergiya R, Kanabar K, Palanivel R, Lal A, Gupta A Abstract The Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold (Abbott Vascular) does not have an artifact on computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA); the extent/location of the stent in situ can only be assessed by localizing its radiopaque platinum markers in a non-contrast CTCA. The characteristic appearance of BVS on CTCA should be interpreted as the footprint of a resorbed BVS, instead of a calcified plaque. PMID: 32357136 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research