Managing distorted ABSORB Scaffold in left main during anomalous LMCA stenting

Abstract

The everolimus-eluting biovascular scaffold (BVS) does not contain any metal, therefore struts are not evident angiographically. Two adjacent platinum radio-opaque markers at each end facilitate precise location of stent ends. Here we report one case of anomalous left main stenting using BVS. The BVS got accidentally distorted in left main during the procedure, which was not visible on angiography but detected on OCT.

Keywords

• Optical coherence tomography
• ABSORB scaffold
• Anomalous left main coronary artery
• LMCA stenting
• Percutaneous coronary stenting