Impact of asymmetric stent expansion on neointimal hyperplasia following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Nov 15;96(10):1404-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.044. Epub 2005 Sep 29.

Abstract

To assess whether asymmetric stent expansion affects suppression of neointimal hyperplasia after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation, 64 patients in the SIRolImUS-coated Bx Velocity stent trial who underwent single 18-mm stent implantation and 3-dimensional intravascular ultrasonography at 8-month follow-up were enrolled. To assess the longitudinal stent asymmetric expansion, 2 cross sections with a maximal/minimal stent area were chosen in each patient. To assess for tomographic stent asymmetric expansion, stent eccentricity was determined by dividing the minimum stent diameter by the maximum stent diameter. At the 2 cross sections with a maximal/minimal stent area, a sirolimus-eluting stent reduced neointimal hyperplasia significantly with no interaction between the treatment and stent areas. A sirolimus-eluting stent also significantly reduced neointimal hyperplasia in the concentric and eccentric stent groups.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / therapeutic use*
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / diagnostic imaging
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy
  • Prospective Studies
  • Sirolimus / therapeutic use*
  • Stents*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tunica Intima / drug effects
  • Tunica Intima / pathology*
  • Tunica Intima / surgery
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Sirolimus