Acute Treatment and 5-Year Follow-up of Longitudinal Deformation of a Bioresorbable Scaffold

J Invasive Cardiol. 2021 Apr;33(4):E318-E319.ABSTRACTA 46-year-old man with type 1 diabetes underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with bioresorbable scaffold implantation for a long segment of physiologically significant left anterior descending coronary artery disease. The procedure was complicated by longitudinal stent deformation (LSD). The images carry several important educational messages for clinicians. First, as with all stents, LSD is possible in extreme circumstances. Second, as the device is not seen angiographically, it is imperative that optical coherence tomography be performed to confirm LSD. When recognized and treated, the procedural and long-term outcomes are good for this complication.PMID:33794484
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