Key result
Stepwise IVUS criteria targeting a plaque burden of <50% for sirolimus-eluting stent positioning was feasible and resulted in low 8-month angiographic margin re-stenosis rates of 2.7% proximally and 1.4% distally.
Why the study?
Does IVUS-guided sirolimus-eluting stent implantation targeting a plaque burden of <50% at stent margins improve angiographic and clinical outcomes in patients with stable angina?
Observational (n=162)
No
Does IVUS-guided sirolimus-eluting stent implantation targeting a plaque burden of <50% at stent margins improve angiographic and clinical outcomes in patients with stable angina?
Stepwise IVUS criteria targeting a plaque burden of <50% at stent margins are feasible and associated with low rates of margin restenosis and target lesion revascularization after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation.
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May support IVUS plaque burden criteria at stent margins; leaves open randomized confirmation versus angiography guidance.
Morino et al. (2010) conducted an observational in Stable angina with native coronary lesions (n=162). Stepwise IVUS criteria for SES positioning was evaluated on Target lesion revascularization. Stepwise IVUS criteria targeting a plaque burden of <50% for sirolimus-eluting stent positioning was feasible and resulted in low 8-month angiographic margin re-stenosis rates of 2.7% proximally and 1.4% distally.
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