OCT guided complex BVS implantation and 18-month healing response
European Bifurcation Club 2015 – EBC 2015 – Athens, Greece
Bifurcation PCI guidance: OCT, IVUS
OCT guided complex BVS implantation and 18-month healing response
Author: Maciej Lesiak, Department of Cardiology University of Medical Sciences in Poznan, Poland
CONCLUSION
- Complex bifurcation stenting with two BVS is feasible (T or TAP) with good early and long-term results
- After 18 months healing is complete, few (possibly) uncovered struts can be found
- After 18 months prominent neocarina is composed of two layers of BVS struts covered with neointima
- SB ostium stays widely open
- Longer OCT follow-up will help to understand the complete healing process