Serial greyscale and radiofrequency intravascular ultrasound assessment of plaque modification and vessel geometry at proximal and distal edges of bare metal and first-generation drug-eluting stents.
Ribamar Costa J, Abizaid A, Sousa A, Siqueira D, Chamié D, Feres F, Costa R, Staico R, Maldonado G, Centemero M, Tanajura L, Viana R, Chaves Á, Abizaid A, Sousa J. Serial greyscale and radiofrequency intravascular ultrasound assessment of plaque modification and vessel geometry at proximal and distal edges of bare metal and first-generation drug-eluting stents. EuroIntervention 2012, 8: 225-34. PMID: 22717925, DOI: 10.4244/eijv8i2a36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVessel geometryGreyscale intravascular ultrasoundDrug-eluting stentsBare metalIntravascular ultrasoundPlaque areaPlaque compositionPatients treated with drug-eluting stentsPercentage of fibrotic tissueVH-IVUSMeasurements of vesselsDistal edgePlaque growthFirst-generation drug-eluting stentsPrimary endpointBare metal stentsFollow-up proceduresPost-procedureSingle-centreVirtual histology intravascular ultrasoundPositive vessel remodelingFibro-fatty componentFollow-up
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