3-Dimensional reconstruction of a bifurcation lesion with double wire after implantation of a second generation everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold

Abstract

The everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) is one of the latest innovations in bioresorbable technology and has been investigated in the ABSORB Cohort A and B studies [1]. The next generation BVS (BVS revision 1.1) is currently being investigated in the ongoing international, multicentre ABSORB EXTEND single arm study. Herein we present a case study from the ABSORB EXTEND single arm study involving the double wiring of a bifurcation lesion. We demonstrate 3-Dimensional (3-D) reconstructions of the main branch (MainB) and side branch (SideB), constructed using dedicated software from their respective using two-Dimensional (2-D) frequency domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) images.