EBC - ON DEMAND
European Bifurcation Club 2017 – EBC 2017 – Porto, Portugal
SESSION 4: BRS for Bifurcation Stenting: After Thrombosis Crisis
Shear Stress Analysis / 3 Dimensional Vessel and Scaffold: Reconstruction Methodology
Author: Habib Samady MD, Professor of Medicine, Emory University Hospital
TAKE HOME MESSAGES
- Vessel and Strut level hemodynamics may influence post scaffold and long term vascular healing
- The methodology deployed should be tailored to the clinical questions asked
- Macro or vessel level hemodynamics may not require 3 D vessel scaffold reconstruction which is extremely complex and time consuming
- Micro or strut level hemodynamics require complex, meticulous and time consuming techniques but have the potential of evaluating the interaction of plaque prolapse, strut morphology and perhaps scaffold thrombosis
- Prospective studies are underway to investigate the prognostic value of both macro and micro level hemodynamics as they relate to vascular healing of scaffolded vessels