Atherosclerosis
Volume 221, Issue 1 , Pages 106-112 , March 2012

Circumferential evaluation of the neointima by optical coherence tomography after ABSORB bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation: Can the scaffold cap the plaque?

  • Salvatore Brugaletta

      Affiliations

    • Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Cardiology, Thorax Institute, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Maria D. Radu

      Affiliations

    • Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Hector M. Garcia-Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Cardiology, Thorax Institute, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Cardialysis B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jung Ho Heo

      Affiliations

    • Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Vasim Farooq

      Affiliations

    • Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Chrysafios Girasis

      Affiliations

    • Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Robert-Jan van Geuns

      Affiliations

    • Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Leif Thuesen

      Affiliations

    • Skejby Sygehus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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  • Dougal McClean

      Affiliations

    • Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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  • Bernard Chevalier

      Affiliations

    • Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy, France
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  • Stephan Windecker

      Affiliations

    • Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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  • Jacques Koolen

      Affiliations

    • Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Richard Rapoza

      Affiliations

    • Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA, USA
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  • Karine Miquel-Hebert

      Affiliations

    • Abbott Vascular, Diegem, Belgium
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  • John Ormiston

      Affiliations

    • Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Patrick W. Serruys

      Affiliations

    • Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Interventional Cardiology Department Erasmus MC, Thoraxcenter, ‘s Gravendijkwal 230,3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 10 4635260; fax: +31 10 4369154.

Received 12 October 2011 ,Revised 3 December 2011 ,Accepted 5 December 2011.

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PII: S0021-9150(11)01153-1

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.12.008

Atherosclerosis
Volume 221, Issue 1 , Pages 106-112 , March 2012