Serial Assessment of Strut Coverage of Biodegradable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stent at 1, 2, and 3 Months After Stent Implantation by Optical Frequency Domain Imaging
Chevalier B, Smits P, Carrié D, Mehilli J, Van Boven A, Regar E, Sawaya F, Chamié D, Kraaijeveld A, Hovasse T, Vlachojannis G. Serial Assessment of Strut Coverage of Biodegradable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stent at 1, 2, and 3 Months After Stent Implantation by Optical Frequency Domain Imaging. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2017, 10: e004801. PMID: 29246909, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.116.004801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbsorbable ImplantsAgedCardiovascular AgentsCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsDrug-Eluting StentsEuropeFemaleHumansHyperplasiaMaleMiddle AgedNeointimaPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPolyestersPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRisk FactorsSirolimusTime FactorsTomography, Optical CoherenceTreatment OutcomeWound HealingConceptsDrug-eluting stentsStrut coverageOverlapped stentsAge of patientsNeointimal hyperplasia thicknessAcute coronary syndromeOptical frequency domain imagingFrequency domain imagingSingle-armBiodegradable polymer drug-eluting stentsMulticenter studyStaging procedureCoronary syndromeMultivessel diseasePolymer drug-eluting stentsStent implantationDrug-eluting technologiesStentPatientsDomain imagingLesionsMonthsImplantationBaselineStruts