Strut Coverage and Late Malapposition With Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Compared With Bare Metal Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guagliumi G, Costa MA, Sirbu V, Musumeci G, Bezerra HG, Suzuki N, Matiashvili A, Lortkipanidze N, Mihalcsik L, Trivisonno A, Valsecchi O, Mintz GS, Dressler O, Parise H, Maehara A, Cristea E, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Stone GW. Strut Coverage and Late Malapposition With Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Compared With Bare Metal Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2011, 123: 274-281. PMID: 21220730, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.963181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPaclitaxel-eluting stentsBare metal stentsOptical coherence tomographyStrut coverageCoherence tomographyBMS lesionsMyocardial infarctionPE lesionsStent strutsMetal stentsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionAcute Myocardial Infarction trialMyocardial Infarction trialPrespecified end pointElevation myocardial infarctionIndependent core laboratoryPercutaneous coronary interventionStent strut coverageAcute myocardial infarctionSubsequent stent thrombosisDrug-eluting stentsFormal substudyHarmonizing OutcomesStent assignment