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Bioresorbable coronary scaffold thrombosis: multicenter comprehensive analysis of clinical presentation, mechanisms, and predictors

Puricel, Serban ; Cuculi, Florim ; Weissner, Melissa ; Schmermun, Axel ; Jamshidi, Peiman ; Nyffenegger, Tobias ; Binder, Harald ; Eggebrecht, Holger ; Münzel, Thomas ; Cook, Stéphane ; Gori, Tommaso

In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2016, vol. 67, no. 8, p. 921–931

Background Recent reports suggest an elevated incidence of bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) thrombosis (scaffold thrombosis [ScT]).Objectives This study investigated occurrence rates, clinical and angiographic characteristics, and possible mechanisms of ScT in all-comer patients undergoing BVS implantation at 2 German and 2 Swiss hospitals.Methods A total of 1,305 consecutive patients...

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Optical coherence tomography findings in bioresorbable vascular scaffolds thrombosis

Cuculi, Florim ; Puricel, Serban ; Jamshidi, Peiman ; Valentin, Jérémy ; Kallinikou, Zacharenia ; Toggweiler, Stefan ; Weissner, Melissa ; Münzel, Thomas ; Cook, Stéphane ; Gori, Tommaso

In: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2015, vol. 8, no. 10, p. e002518

Background—Everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds have been developed to improve late outcomes after coronary interventions. However, recent registries raised concerns regarding an increased incidence of scaffold thrombosis (ScT). The mechanism of ScT remains unknown.Methods and Results—The present study investigated angiographic and optical...