Université de Fribourg

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...