2011
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 angina
2009
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