A Cardiologia Intervencionista tem experimentado extraordinário avanço nos últimos anos,
sendo atualmente o método de revascularização do miocárdio mais empregado em todos …

Background Recent reports suggest an elevated incidence of bioresorbable vascular
scaffold (BVS) thrombosis (scaffold thrombosis [ScT]). Objectives This study investigated …

Bioresorbable scaffolds have the potential to introduce a paradigm shift in interventional
cardiology, a true anatomical and functional “vascular restoration” instead of an artificial stiff …

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) may result from atherosclerotic or nonatherosclerotic
mechanisms, and commonly but not always present as plaque rupture. Women presenting …

Stent thrombosis is a rare, but serious, complication of percutaneous coronary intervention
and is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. In addition to clinical and pathological …

Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) have become a reliable revascularisation option
to treat ischaemic coronary artery disease. Drug-eluting stents (DES) are widely used as first …

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel image modality with higher resolution in the
catheterization laboratory. It can differentiate tissue characteristics and provide detailed …

Although coronary angiography represents a well established diagnostic modality for
percutaneous coronary intervention guidance, recent intravascular imaging techniques …

Background—There are only limited studies reporting clinical outcomes after bioresorbable
vascular scaffold (BVS; Absorb; Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) implantation for coronary …

Aims Suboptimal stent expansion correlates with adverse cardiac events. There is limited
information regarding Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) expansion …