Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of Early Stent Thrombosis After Primary Percutaneous Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Choi SY, Witzenbichler B, Maehara A, Lansky AJ, Guagliumi G, Brodie B, Kellett MA, Dressler O, Parise H, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Mintz GS, Stone GW. Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of Early Stent Thrombosis After Primary Percutaneous Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 4: 239-247. PMID: 21586693, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.110.959791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly stent thrombosisMinimum lumen areaSignificant residual stenosisStent thrombosisAcute myocardial infarctionResidual stenosisEdge dissectionLumen areaAcute malappositionMyocardial infarctionTissue protrusionAcute Myocardial Infarction StudyIntravascular ultrasound predictorsSignificant edge dissectionPrimary percutaneous interventionIntravascular ultrasound findingsMyocardial Infarction StudyStent edge dissectionFinal lumen areaSmaller stent areaFormal substudyHarmonizing OutcomesIVUS predictorsOutflow diseaseStable anginaStrut 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