TY - JOUR
T1 - Serial changes of minimal stent malapposition not detected by intravascular ultrasound
T2 - Follow-up optical coherence tomography study
AU - Kim, Won Ho
AU - Lee, Byoung Kwon
AU - Lee, Sahng
AU - Shim, Jae Min
AU - Kim, Jung Sun
AU - Kim, Byoung Keuk
AU - Ko, Young Guk
AU - Choi, Donghoon
AU - Jang, Yangsoo
AU - Hong, Myeong Ki
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Morphologic changes of small-sized post-stent malapposition have not been sufficiently evaluated. We investigated serial changes of minimal post-stent malapposition with a follow-up optical coherence tomography (OCT) study. Post-stent OCT and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and follow-up OCT were performed in 26 patients with minimal post-stent malapposition. Serial changes of number and percent of malapposition struts, and mean extra-stent malapposition area were measured in OCT analysis. Zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES), sirolimus-eluting stent (SES), and paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) were deployed in 17, 7 and 2 patients, respectively. Mean durations of the follow-up OCT study were 5.7 ± 3.0 months. The minimal post-stent malapposition cannot be detected by the IVUS, but be visualized with an OCT examination. According to different drug-eluting stents, malapposed stent struts were defined as the struts with detachment from the vessel wall ≥160 μm for SES, ≥130 μm for PES, and ≥110 μm for ZES. The percent of malapposition struts significantly decreased from 12.2 ± 11.0% post-stent to 1.0 ± 2.2% follow-up (P < 0.001). There was a significant decrease in the mean extra-stent malapposition area from 0.35 ± 0.16 mm2 post-stent to 0.04 ± 0.11 mm2 follow-up (P < 0.001). Complete disappearance of stent malapposition was also observed in 22 (85%) patients. In conclusion, minimal stent malapposition which is not detectable by IVUS may disappear or decrease in follow-up OCT evaluation.
AB - Morphologic changes of small-sized post-stent malapposition have not been sufficiently evaluated. We investigated serial changes of minimal post-stent malapposition with a follow-up optical coherence tomography (OCT) study. Post-stent OCT and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and follow-up OCT were performed in 26 patients with minimal post-stent malapposition. Serial changes of number and percent of malapposition struts, and mean extra-stent malapposition area were measured in OCT analysis. Zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES), sirolimus-eluting stent (SES), and paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) were deployed in 17, 7 and 2 patients, respectively. Mean durations of the follow-up OCT study were 5.7 ± 3.0 months. The minimal post-stent malapposition cannot be detected by the IVUS, but be visualized with an OCT examination. According to different drug-eluting stents, malapposed stent struts were defined as the struts with detachment from the vessel wall ≥160 μm for SES, ≥130 μm for PES, and ≥110 μm for ZES. The percent of malapposition struts significantly decreased from 12.2 ± 11.0% post-stent to 1.0 ± 2.2% follow-up (P < 0.001). There was a significant decrease in the mean extra-stent malapposition area from 0.35 ± 0.16 mm2 post-stent to 0.04 ± 0.11 mm2 follow-up (P < 0.001). Complete disappearance of stent malapposition was also observed in 22 (85%) patients. In conclusion, minimal stent malapposition which is not detectable by IVUS may disappear or decrease in follow-up OCT evaluation.
KW - Optical coherence tomography
KW - Stent
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U2 - 10.1007/s00392-010-0163-5
DO - 10.1007/s00392-010-0163-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 20407905
AN - SCOPUS:77957879864
VL - 99
SP - 639
EP - 644
JO - Clinical Research in Cardiology
JF - Clinical Research in Cardiology
SN - 1861-0684
IS - 10
ER -