Incidence, Mechanisms, Predictors, and Clinical Impact of Acute and Late Stent Malapposition After Primary Intervention in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guo N, Maehara A, Mintz GS, He Y, Xu K, Wu X, Lansky AJ, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Brodie B, Kellett MA, Dressler O, Parise H, Mehran R, Stone GW. Incidence, Mechanisms, Predictors, and Clinical Impact of Acute and Late Stent Malapposition After Primary Intervention in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2010, 122: 1077-1084. PMID: 20805433, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.906040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stent malappositionPaclitaxel-eluting stentsBare metal stentsLate stent malappositionPES-treated lesionsStent malappositionPositive remodelingMyocardial infarctionST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patientsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionEquivalent bare metal stentsAcute Myocardial Infarction trialElevation myocardial infarction patientsASM areaExternal elastic membrane areaIntravascular ultrasound substudyPeri-stent plaquePrimary stent implantationMyocardial Infarction trialNative coronary lesionsElevation myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction patientsSubset of lesionsExternal elastic membrane