Outcome After Acute Incomplete Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Apposition as Assessed by Serial Intravascular Ultrasound
Kimura M, Mintz GS, Carlier S, Takebayashi H, Fujii K, Sano K, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Costa JR, Quen J, Tanaka K, Lui J, Weisz G, Moussa I, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Outcome After Acute Incomplete Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Apposition as Assessed by Serial Intravascular Ultrasound. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 98: 436-442. PMID: 16893693, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncomplete stent appositionSES implantationStent appositionSirolimus-eluting stent implantationComplete resolution groupIntravascular ultrasound findingsIncidence of restenosisSerial intravascular ultrasoundConsecutive patientsStent thrombosisStent implantationUltrasound findingsPlaque areaAneurysm formationStent restenosisIntravascular ultrasoundPatientsLumen areaStent strutsGreater decreaseVessel wallThrombosisRestenosisLesionsGreater increase