Predictors of scaffold failure and impact of optimized scaffold implantation technique on outcome: Results from the German-Austrian ABSORB RegIstRy.
Niklas F BoederJohannes KastnerJulinda MehilliThomas MünzelChristoph NaberTill NeumannGert RichardtAxel SchmermundJochen WöhrleRalf ZahnThomas RiemerStephan AchenbachChristian W HammHolger M Nefnull nullPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
Treatment of bifurcation lesions is the strongest predictor of ScT following BRS implantation. A significantly lower incidence of ScT and 24-month target lesion revascularization in patients recruited after 2014 into our observational registry suggests the influence of a learning curve.