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Will Bioresorbable Scaffolds Change How We Think About Left Main PCI?

Will Bioresorbable Scaffolds Change How We Think About Left Main PCI?

European Bifurcation Club 2014 – EBC 2014 – Bordeaux, France

We can stent the Left Main trunk, but what is the best technique?

Will Bioresorbable Scaffolds Change How We Think About Left Main PCI?

Author: Robert-Jan van Geuns, MD, PhD, Professor of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

 

CONCLUSION

  • The use of BVS is currently restricted to selected cases
  • Currently, there are no data on BVS use on LM
  • This preliminary small experience shows the feasibility of BVS implantation, with no safety issues at mid-term
  • Further data are needed to access safety and efficiency of BVS for LM
  • Is LM-BVS PCI a real need?

 

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