2010
Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of Stent Fractures in Patients With Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents
Doi H, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Castellanos C, Lansky AJ, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Brodie B, Kellett MA, Parise H, Mehran R, Leon MB, Moses JW, Stone GW. Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of Stent Fractures in Patients With Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 952-957. PMID: 20854956, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaclitaxel-eluting stentsIntravascular ultrasound findingsSirolimus-eluting stentsUltrasound findingsStent fractureExternal elastic membrane areaClinical trial cohortSimilar frequencyComplete stent fracturePE fractureTrial cohortInstitutional cohortIVUS findingsStent lengthDistal fragmentIVUS featuresIVUS analysisCalcified plaquesStent fragmentsPatientsStrut fractureStentsMalalignmentCohortFractures
2009
Classification and Potential Mechanisms of Intravascular Ultrasound Patterns of Stent Fracture
Doi H, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Castellanos C, Liu J, Yang J, Oviedo C, Aoki J, Franklin-Bond T, Dasgupta N, Lansky AJ, Dangas GD, Stone GW, Moses JW, Mehran R, Leon MB. Classification and Potential Mechanisms of Intravascular Ultrasound Patterns of Stent Fracture. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 103: 818-823. PMID: 19268738, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent fractureStent failureIndex stentingDrug-eluting stent (DES) failurePaclitaxel-eluting Taxus stentSirolimus-eluting Cypher stentsIntravascular ultrasound findingsBare metal stentsComplete stent fractureCoronary aneurysmsClinical eventsFracture groupTaxus stentUltrasound findingsUltrasound patternAneurysm formationIVUS analysisMetal stentsSimilar clinical eventsCypher stentsAneurysmsStent segmentIVUSPotential mechanismsStents