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ArticleCardiology journal2020

Long-term clinical results of biodegradable vascular scaffold ABSORB BVS™ using the PSP-technique in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Jarosław Hiczkiewicz, Sylwia Iwańczyk, Aleksander Araszkiewicz, Magdalena Łanocha, Dariusz Hiczkiewicz, Stefan Grajek, Maciej Lesiak

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jarosław HiczkiewiczDepartment of Cardiology, Multidisciplinary District's Hospital, University of Zielona Góra, Chałubińskiego 7, 67-100 Nowa Sól, Poland.
Sylwia Iwańczyk1st Department of Cardiology, University of Medical Sciences,Poznan, Poland, Dluga 1/2, 61-848 Poznan, Poland. syl.iwanczyk@gmail.com.
Aleksander Araszkiewicz1st Department of Cardiology, University of Medical Sciences,Poznan, Poland, Dluga 1/2, 61-848 Poznan, Poland.
Magdalena Łanocha1st Department of Cardiology, University of Medical Sciences,Poznan, Poland, Dluga 1/2, 61-848 Poznan, Poland.
Dariusz HiczkiewiczDepartment of Cardiology, Multidisciplinary District's Hospital, University of Zielona Góra, Chałubińskiego 7, 67-100 Nowa Sól, Poland.
Stefan Grajek1st Department of Cardiology, University of Medical Sciences,Poznan, Poland, Dluga 1/2, 61-848 Poznan, Poland.
Maciej Lesiak1st Department of Cardiology, University of Medical Sciences,Poznan, Poland, Dluga 1/2, 61-848 Poznan, Poland.
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PLUniversity of Zielona Góra · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe PSP (predilatation, sizing, post-dilatation)-technique was developed to improve the prognosis of patients after bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) implantation. In acute coronary syndrome (ACS) the use of BVS is particularly demanding and carries some potential risk regarding aggressive lesion preparation, proper vessel sizing due to spasm and thrombus inside the artery. The aim herein, was to determine the long-term results of BVS stenting in ACS patients depending on the scaffold implantation technique.

methodsThe present study is a prospective, two-center study, which consisted of 182 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with BVS (Absorb, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California, USA) implantation for the ACS. All patients were divided into two groups. The first consisted of 52 patients treated with the PSP-technique (PSP group). The second group enrolled 130 patients treated with a non-PSP procedure (non-PSP group).

resultsThe procedure was successful in all patients. The mean observation time was 28.8 ± 16.5 months (median 28.3 months, interquartile range 24.0 [17.0-41.0] months). It was found that target vessel failure (TVF) was consistently reduced in patients using the PSP-technique as compared with the non-PSP group (5.8% vs. 17.7%, p = 0.03). Moreover, PSP-technique was superior to non-PSP-technique concerning major adverse cardiac events (MACE) (3.7% vs. 22.3%, p = 0.02). Logistic regression analysis revealed that the use of PSP technique significantly decreased the risk of target vessel revascularization (odds ratio [OR] 0.11, p = 0.01), TVF (OR 0.28, p = 0.03) and MACE (OR 0.29, p = 0.02).

conclusionsThe PSP-technique for BVS implantation improves long-term results and should also be recommended for newer generations of the bioresorbable scaffold.

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Acute Coronary SyndromeCoronary Artery DiseasePercutaneous Coronary InterventionAbsorbable ImplantsHumansProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignTreatment Outcomeacute coronary syndromeacute myocardial infarctionangiographybioresorbable devices/polymerscoronaryNSTEMISTEMI

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