A 55-year-old male with diabetes and previous coronary artery disease underwent coronary angiography (CAG) which showed 50% lesion in the left anterior descending artery and a tight stenosis with calcium in the D1 branch. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was performed on the D1 branch with balloon angioplasty followed by deployment of an Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed under expansion of the distal part of the scaffold. High pressure balloon dilatation was then performed to achieve complete apposition, which OCT confirmed along with decreased subintimal staining. The message conveyed is that BVS require proper preparation for calcific lesions, high pressure ballooning
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1. Clinical History:
55 Yrs Male.
DM
Previous CAG 2009, Class II Angina
TMT Positive for inducible ischaemia
Normal LV Function by 2D Echo
2. CAG
CAG at Right
Radial Approach
LAD after D1
50% lesion,
Proximal
Calcium.
D1 - Medina :
0,0,1 , Tight
Stenoses with
Calcium.
7. Scaffold deployed
Absorb BVS
deployed at
nominal press. of
7 atm 30sec with
incremental
pressure of 2 atm
at 5 sec interval.
8. PCI
OCT checked calcium with fibro- OCT did show under expansion at distal
fatty plaque is present at the site of part of lesion and sub intimal collection
lesion and distal .
9. PCI
High Pressure dilatation
with 2.5x10 and 2.75x15 NC
Balloons at 12 atm done for
complete apposition of
Scaffold.
10. PCI
OCT showed better
apposition and sub intimal
staining decreasing.
Side branch well
protected.
12. Message
BVS Absorb needs proper bed preparation with
NC Balloon for calcific lesions.
High Pressure Dilatation with sub Intimal
Collection can lead to vessel damage and
perforation.
OCT guidance is obligatory for Absorb BVS.