A Volumetric Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Early Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Versus Restenosis
Liu X, Doi H, Maehara A, Mintz GS, de Ribamar Costa J, Sano K, Weisz G, Dangas GD, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Fahy M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB, Mehran R. A Volumetric Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Early Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Versus Restenosis. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2009, 2: 428-434. PMID: 19463466, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent thrombosis groupIntravascular ultrasound findingsMinimum stent areaStent areaThrombosis groupISR groupStent thrombosisUltrasound findingsIntravascular Ultrasound ComparisonProximal stent segmentISR patientsDES thrombosisEdge dissectionStent underexpansionUltrasound comparisonStent fractureThrombosis patientsEarlier drugsStent restenosisThrombosisPatientsStent expansionStent segmentRestenosisLesions