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Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal 6/2018

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Delayed neointimal healing pattern after bioresorbable scaffold implantation

Auteurs: D. Ochijewicz, M. Tomaniak, J. Kochman, L. Koltowski, A. Rdzanek, A. Pietrasik, G. Opolski

Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Uitgave 6/2018

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A 67-year-old male underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention for inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. The patient further underwent aspiration thrombectomy, abciximab infusion and predilatation with subsequent implantation of two bioresorbable scaffolds followed by post-dilatation with a non-compliant balloon in the right coronary artery. The optical coherence tomography (OCT) confirmed good scaffold expansion, with focally malapposed struts in the distal 3‑mm scaffold segment. Twelve months later, at the prespecified evaluation, the vessel was patent without evidence of restenosis or thrombus, however, the OCT revealed a substantial rate of uncovered struts (8.5%). Interestingly, all struts were covered by neointima at the 24-month examination. Based on these findings, prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy was ceased after two years from the index procedure. Discontinuation of P2Y12 antagonist at 12 months potentially could have led to late scaffold thrombosis in our patient with initially impaired endothelial healing response (see Fig. 1).

Conflict of interest

D. Ochijewicz, M. Tomaniak, J. Kochman, L. Koltowski, A. Rdzanek, A. Pietrasik and G. Opolski declare that they have no competing interests.
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Titel
Delayed neointimal healing pattern after bioresorbable scaffold implantation
Auteurs
D. Ochijewicz
M. Tomaniak
J. Kochman
L. Koltowski
A. Rdzanek
A. Pietrasik
G. Opolski
Publicatiedatum
02-01-2018
Uitgeverij
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Gepubliceerd in
Netherlands Heart Journal / Uitgave 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Elektronisch ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-017-1070-4

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