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