Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of the Incidence and Predictors of Edge Dissections After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
Liu X, Tsujita K, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Weisz G, Dangas GD, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Rabbani LE, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Mehran R, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of the Incidence and Predictors of Edge Dissections After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2009, 2: 997-1004. PMID: 19850262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent edge dissectionEdge dissectionDES implantationPlaque eccentricityIntravascular ultrasoundIntramural hematomaPlaque burdenStent implantationStent edgeDrug-Eluting Stent ImplantationDistal stent edgeStent restenosis lesionsBare-metal stentingIntravascular ultrasound assessmentResidual plaque areaCoronary dissectionRestenosis lesionsAngiographic findingsIndependent predictorsHematoma groupResidual plaqueUltrasound assessmentDissection groupPlaque areaNondissection group