Nonuniform Strut Distribution Correlates With More Neointimal Hyperplasia After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation
Takebayashi H, Mintz GS, Carlier S, Kobayashi Y, Fujii K, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Moussa I, Dangas GD, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps E, Collins MB, Colombo A, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Nonuniform Strut Distribution Correlates With More Neointimal Hyperplasia After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation. Circulation 2004, 110: 3430-3434. PMID: 15557367, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000148371.53174.05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum lumen siteIntimal hyperplasiaLumen areaStent implantationStent strutsIH areaSmaller minimal lumen areaSirolimus-eluting stent implantationAmount of neointimaMinimum lumen areaMinimal lumen areaIVUS predictorsRestenosis patientsSES implantationRestenosis lesionsStent cellsStent strut distributionNeointimal hyperplasiaStrut distributionIntravascular ultrasoundMultivariate analysisVisible strutsComparison groupCross-sectional areaHyperplasia