The Effect of Variable Dose and Release Kinetics on Neointimal Hyperplasia Using a Novel Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Platform The Paclitaxel In-Stent Controlled Elution Study (PISCES)
Serruys P, Sianos G, Abizaid A, Aoki J, Heijer P, Bonnier H, Smits P, McClean D, Verheye S, Belardi J, Condado J, Pieper M, Gambone L, Bressers M, Symons J, Sousa E, Litvack F. The Effect of Variable Dose and Release Kinetics on Neointimal Hyperplasia Using a Novel Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Platform The Paclitaxel In-Stent Controlled Elution Study (PISCES). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 46: 253-260. PMID: 16022951, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.03.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsStent late lossLate lossNeointimal hyperplasiaRelease kineticsVolume obstructionStent groupErodable polymerStent platformsVariable dosePolymer coatingAdverse cardiac eventsSingle-vessel diseasePaclitaxel-eluting stentsAngiographic late lossBare stent groupStent neointimal hyperplasiaDurable polymer coatingDrug deliverySub-acute thrombosisTLR rateCardiac eventsRestenosis rateVessel diseaseIntravascular ultrasound