Key result
The overall incidence of postprocedural incomplete stent apposition after angiographically successful DES implantation was 13.9%, with male gender, SES, thrombus, and NSTEMI as independent predictors.
Why the study?
What is the incidence and what are the predictors of postprocedural incomplete stent apposition after angiographically successful drug-eluting stent implantation?
Observational (n=339)
What is the incidence and what are the predictors of postprocedural incomplete stent apposition after angiographically successful drug-eluting stent implantation?
Postprocedural incomplete stent apposition occurs in nearly 14% of angiographically successful DES implantations, highlighting the potential utility of IVUS guidance, particularly in patients with NSTEMI or intracoronary thrombus.
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Identifies predictors of incomplete apposition after DES; hypothesis-generating for selective IVUS, pending prospective validation.
Kim et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Angiographically successful drug-eluting stent implantation (n=339). Drug-eluting stent implantation was evaluated on Postprocedural incomplete stent apposition (ISA). The overall incidence of postprocedural incomplete stent apposition after angiographically successful DES implantation was 13.9%, with male gender, SES, thrombus, and NSTEMI as independent predictors.
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