[Follow-up of patients after an acute coronary event: the Apulia PONTE-SCA program].

Background: Patients who suffered from acute coronary syndrome (ACS) need a tight follow-up in order to optimize therapy and prevent adverse events. The aim of the PONTE-SCA Puglia program was to evaluate the impact of an integrated management of patients between hospital and local territorial outpatient facilities on adherence and outcome of patients discharged after ACS event.

Methods: This was a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study which enrolled patients who suffered ACS and/or coronary revascularization in a Hub hospital of ASL Bari.

Does optimal lesion preparation reduce the amount of acute recoil of the Absorbe BVS? Insights from a real-world population.

Objectives: To evaluate the acute recoil of the ABSORB bioabsorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) and its relationship with procedural characteristics in a real world population.

Background: In vivo acute recoil of the BVS was evaluated in selected patients.

Methods: Acute recoil was studied with videodensitometry in a consecutive series of patients treated by means of a BVS, and the results were compared with those obtained in subjects receiving an everolimus-eluting stent (EES).