Increased CK-MB release is a “trade-off” for optimal stent implantation an intravascular ultrasound study
Iakovou I, Mintz GS, Dangas G, Abizaid A, Mehran R, Kobayashi Y, Lansky AJ, Aymong ED, Nikolsky E, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Increased CK-MB release is a “trade-off” for optimal stent implantation an intravascular ultrasound study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 42: 1900-1905. PMID: 14662249, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCK-MB releaseTarget lesion revascularizationOptimal stent implantationStent expansionLesion revascularizationClinical restenosisStent implantationGroup 1Creatine kinase-MB isoenzyme releaseGroup 3Lower mortalityIntravascular ultrasound-guided stentingLower target lesion revascularizationPeak CK-MB valuesMajor adverse cardiac eventsLumen cross-sectional areaAdverse cardiac eventsAggressive stent expansionPercutaneous coronary interventionIntravascular ultrasound studyCK-MB valuesLate mortalityCardiac eventsCoronary interventionConsecutive patients