Drug-eluting stent for the treatment of small coronary lesion: comparison between sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stent

Background  Patients with small coronary lesions are at increased risk for repeat interventions after coronary angioplasty and stenting. The efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES) has been demonstrated to improve the outcomes of these patients and is a focus of interest. Currently, two platforms of DES are available (sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES)). However, it has less been known that DES, SES vs PES, is superior for the treatment of small coronary lesions.
Methods  In this retrospective study, 87 consecutive patients with 151 lesions underwent implantation of coronary SES (n=68) and PES (n=83). Quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) was performed at the time of stent implantation and subsequently at 8 months post-stenting. Small vessel disease was defined as lesions in vessels with diameter 2.5 mm measured by QCA. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) including death, thrombosis, nonfatal myocardial infarction and target lesion revascularization (TLR) were compared between the two groups.
Results  Baseline clinical characteristics and angiographic parameters were similar between the two groups. At clinical and angiographic follow-up, overall thrombosis rates were similar in both groups (0 vs 1.2%, P>0.05). The TLR and in-segment restenosis were not significantly different (19.1% vs 25.3%; 10.3% vs 10.8%, P=0.365 and P=0.913 respectively) between the two groups. The in-stent restenosis rate, however, was significantly higher in the PES group (4.4% vs 21.7%; P=0.002). Similarly, the late loss was significantly higher in the PES group ((0.140.38) mm vs (0.490.61) mm; P<0.001).
Conclusions  In this small sample-size, non-randomized study, the data indicated that implantation of SES for the treatment of patients with small coronary lesion showed more favorable results in respect of restenosis compared with PES implantation.

     

Firebird and Cypher sirolimus-eluting stents and bare metal stents in treatment of very long coronary lesions

Background As a kind of sirolimus-eluting stent （SES） made in China, Firebird SES is more effective than bare metal stent （BMS） and not inferior to Cypher SES for short coronary lesions in terms of reduction of restenosis and revascularization. However, Firebird SES does not show any benefits in patients with a very long coronary lesion （VLCL）. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Firebird SES for VLCL by comparison of Cypher SES and BMS. Methods In this prospective, nonrandomized and comparative study, eligible patients with de novo coronary lesion （≥ 30 mm） between January 2005 and June 2006 were allocated into Firebird SES group, Cypher SES group or BMS group. They were subjected to an angiographic follow-up of 6 months and a clinical follow-up of 12 months. The primary endpoints constitute the in-stent and in-segment restenosis rates at 6 months. The secondary endpoint was defined as a major adverse cardiovascular event （MACE） that was a 12-month combined endpoint of all-cause deaths, reinfarction or in-stent thrombosis, and target-lesion revascularization. The 12-month in-stent thrombosis was also evaluated to address the safety of Firebird SES implantation exceptionally. Results A total of 468 patients were assessed for eligibility. Of 113 patients who were finally included according to the prior inclusion and exclusion criteria, 39 （41 lesions） were treated with Firebird SES, 37 （39 lesions） with Cypher SES, and 37 （37 lesions） with BMS. There were no significant differences in the baseline characteristics between the three groups; but there were longer lesions, more frequent use of overlapping stent in the Firebird SES group and the Cypher SES group. Angiographic follow-up showed that the rates of binary stenosis were similar between the Firebird SES group and the Cypher SES group （in-segment： 14.6% vs 12.8%, relative risk （RR）1.14, P=0.81; in-stent： 9.8% vs 10.3%, RR 0.95, P=0.94）, and significantly lower than those in the B     

小血管支架点状置入与雷帕霉素洗脱支架治疗小血管长病变的对照研究

目的 评价小血管支架点状置人与雷帕霉素洗脱支架治疗小血管长病变的近期以及远期疗效。方法 2002年12月至2005年8月接受经皮穿刺冠状动脉介入治疗的小血管、长病变（血管直径〈3．0mm,病变长度〉20mm）患者。根据其治疗策略分为小血管支架点状置入组（SVS组）及雷帕霉素洗脱支架组（SES组）。观察两组术后6个月时支架内再狭窄、靶病变再次血运重建（TLR）以及主要不良心脏事件（MACE）发生率。结果 共有206例患者人选,其中SVS组113例,SES组93例。两组之间基础临床及病变血管特征均无显著差异。SES组有2例病变血管迂曲、钙化,CYPHER支架不能通过,换用DRIVER支架后顺利完成手术。在随访期间SES组支架内再狭窄发生率（4．0％vs26．5％,P〈0．05）,TLR发生率（2．2％vs10．6％,P〈0．05）以及MACE发生率（3．2％vs13．3％,P〈0．05）均明显低于SVS组。结论 对于SES通过困难的小血管、长病变,可选用SVS点状置入。     

A single center investigation of bare-metal or drug-eluting stent restenosis from 1633 consecutive Chinese Han ethnic patients

Background Stents are widely used in China but the clinical impression is somehow that restenosis is less common because of the lower prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and associated risk factors in Chinese populations. However, no large-sample published studies are available on angiographic stent restenosis including those of bare-metal stent (BMS) or drug-eluting stent (DES) in Chinese Han ethnic population.Mothods A total of 1633 consecutive patients with CAD who had undergone coronary stenting, quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) were retrospectively studied. At the time of stent implantation and at 7 months post-stenting 675 patients had a follow-up angiography. Statistical analysis was made with the chi-square test for categorical variables, unpaired t test for continuous variables, univariate or multivariate regression for baseline and angiographic characteristics and the Kaplan-Meier method for rate of target lesion revascularization (TLR).Results Stent restenosis was defined as ≥50% diameter stenosis in the dilated segment. A total of 675 patients with 1074 lesions were subjected to angiographic follow-up for 7 months on average. Of these lesions, 448 were implanted with BMS whereas 626 lesions with DES. At 7 months, bare-metal in-stent restenosis occured in 148 lesions (33.0%), and bare metal in-segment restenosis in 155 lesions (34.6%) in contrast to drug-eluting in-stent restenosis in 48 lesions (7.7%) and drug-eluting in-segment restenosis in 73 lesions (11.7%) (P&lt;0.001 compared with BMS respectively). Late loss in both in-stent and in segment was higher in BMS than in DES groups [(1.00±0.69) vs (0.28±0.52); (0.78±0.71) vs (0.21±0.52), P&lt;0.001 respectively]. Angulated lesion, lesion length, pre-procedural minimal luminal diameter (MLD), and BMS were independent predictors for TLR, (P&lt;0.01 respectively), whereas current smoker, ostial lesion, and stent overlapping, post-procedure in-stent MLD, lesion length, and stent types were independent predictors for in-segment restenosis (P&lt;0.01 respectively). Standard coronary risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and history of CAD were not associated with a higher rate of restenosis caused by BMS or DES implantation in our Chinese Han ethnic population.Conclusions Coronary stenting including BMS or DES implantation in Chinese Han ethnic patients is associated with a restenosis rate comparable to that demonstrated in previous studies from the western countries, and predictors of stent restenosis are somehow different from those in the western population.     

Age-based clinical and angiographic outcomes after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation in patients with coronary artery disease

Background Advanced age independently predicts early and late mortality and major adverse cardiac events （MACE） after percutaneous coronary intervention （PCI）. Randomized clinical trials indicate that siroUmus-eluting stent （SES） implantation reduces target lesion revascularization （TLR）, but there are limited data on the impact of age on outcomes following SES implantation in patients with coronary artery disease （CAD） in real-world practice. Methods A total of 333 CAD patients with 453 lesions were enrolled in this study. Subjects were divided into two groups according to age： a young group （〈65 years old, 244 patients with 369 lesions） and elderly group （≥65 years old, 89 patients with 113 lesions）. Clinical follow-up and quantitative coronary angiography （QCA） were performed seven months after PCh Results Baseline clinical, demographic, angiographic, and procedural chararcteristics were similar in both groups, except that there were more female patients in the elderly group （21.3% vs 9.8%, P=-0.006）. Primary success rate was similar in both groups （96.5% in young group vs 95.7% in elderly group, P〉0.05）. During angiographic follow-up at 7 months, binary in-stent restenosis and in-segment restenosis rates were not significantly different between the two groups （4.7% vs 1.8%; 9.7% vs 8.8%, P〉0.05 respectively）. Both sub-acute and late thrombosis rates were similar in the two groups （0.3% vs 0.9% and 1.2% vs 0.9%, P〉0.05 respectively. TLFI was not significantly different between the two groups （6.5% vs 3.5%;P=-0.246）. The rates of bleeding, stroke, angina rehospitalization during the, follow-up period were also similar in both groups （P〉0.05 respectively）. Conclusion Despite a high-risk clinical profile, coronary SES implantation can be safely and effectively performed in elderly patients with a similar procedural success rate, a low complication rate, and excellent 7-month outcomes.     

Crush stenting in treating coronary bifurcate lesions: paclitaxel eluting stents versus sirolimus eluting stents

Background Because no data regarding the comparison of crush stenting with paclitaxel （PES） or sirolimus eluting stents （SES） for coronary bifurcate lesions have been reported, we compared the clinical outcomes of these two types of stents. Methods Two hundred and thirty patients with 242 bifurcate lesions were enrolled in a prospective, nonrandomized trial Primary endpoints included myocardial infarction, cardiac death and target vessel revascularization at 8 months. Results All patients were followed up clinically and 82% angiographically at 8 months. Final kissing balloon inflation was performed in 72% in the PES and 75% in the SES groups （P〉0.05）. Compared to the SES group, PES group had a higher late loss and incidence of restenosis （P=0.04） in the prebifurcation vessel segment. The postbifurcation vessel segment in the PES group had a greater late loss （（0.7±0.6） mm vs （0.3±0.4） mm, P〈0.001） and higher restenosis in the side branch （25.5% vs 15.6%, P=0.04） when compared to the SES group. There was significant difference of insegment restenosis in the entire main vessel between PES and SES groups （P=0.004）. Target lesion revascularization was more frequently seen in the PES group as compared to the SES group （P=0.01）. There was significant difference in the accumulative MACE between these two groups （P=-0.01）. The survival rate free from target lesion revascularization was significantly higher in the SES group when compared to the PES group （P〈0.001）. Conclusion SES is superior to PES in reducing restenosis and target lesion revascularization by 8-month follow-up after crush stenting for bifurcate lesions.     

A comparison of angiographic and clinical outcomes after sirolimus-eluting versus paclitaxel-eluting stents for the treatment of in-stent restenosis

Background In-stent restenosis （ISR） remains a challenge for interventional cardiologists. Some data suggest that drug-eluting stents （DES） represent a promising new option for the treatment of patients with ISR. Currently, 2 DES platforms are available [sirolimus-eluting stents （SES） and paclitaxel-eluting stents （PES） ], but the superiority of either approach for treating ISR has not been convincingly demonstrated. The aim of the present study was to retrospectively compare angiographic and clinical outcomes after treatment of ISR with SES or PES in a series of consecutive patients with ISR.     

Sirolimus-eluting cobalt alloyed stents in treating patients with coronary artery disease: six-month angiographic and one-year clinical follow-up result A prospective, historically controlled, multi-center clinical study

Background  The emergence of drug-eluting stents (DES) has dramatically reduced the incidence of in-stent restenosis. This study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of sirolimus-eluting cobalt-chrome stents (Firebird 2) for treating patients with coronary artery disease.
Methods  Sixty-seven patients with de novo or non-stented restenostic coronary lesions were chosen to receive the Firebird 2 stent as the final treatment (Firebird 2 group). Another 49 consecutive patients were implanted with bare cobalt alloyed stents (Driver, Medtronic) within the previous six months and served as historical controls (control group). Baseline clinical characteristics, angiographic features, procedural results, 30-day, 6-month and 12-month clinical follow-up regarding the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), as well as the primary endpoint of late lumen loss at 6-month angiographic follow-up were compared between the two groups.
Results  The demographic characteristics were similar between the two groups despite more patients in the Firebird 2 group who underwent previous percutaneous coronary intervention (22.4% vs 8.2%, P=0.0418) and who had diabetes mellitus (29.9% vs 12.2%, P=0.0253). In the Firebird 2 group, the mean diameter of the reference vessel was smaller ((2.79±0.46) mm vs (2.98±0.49) mm, P=0.0175) and more stents were implanted for each lesion (1.28±0.52 vs 1.10±0.30, P=0.0060). Other angiographic, procedural results and the device success rate were similar between the two groups. The MACE rate at 30-day and 3-month was the same, but significantly fewer MACE occurred in the Firebird 2 group at 6- and 12-month follow-up (1.5% vs 12.2% at 6 month, P=0.0168; 1.5% vs 26.5% at 12 month, P<0.0001). The primary endpoint of late lumen loss at 6-month angiographic follow-up was significantly reduced in the Firebird 2 group (in-stent: (0.05±0.09) mm vs (0.98±0.61) mm; in-segment: (0.05±0.18) mm vs (0.72±0.59) mm; P<0.0001) than the control group. One patient in the Firebird 2 group had in-segment restenosis (1.3%) while the rate in the control group (38.1%) was significantly higher, P<0.0001. Intravascular ultrasound examination was performed in 70.1% of patients in the Firebird 2 group and revealed that the percentage of volumetric obstruction was (1.26±1.05) %. No stent thrombosis was observed in either group at 12-month follow-up.
Conclusion  The Firebird 2 sirolimus-eluting cobalt alloyed stent is safe and feasible in treating patients with coronary artery disease.

     

雷帕霉素洗脱支架对吻术与单支架术对冠状动脉分叉病变疗效的影响

目的比较雷帕霉素洗脱支架对吻技术与单支架技术对真性分叉病变的近、远期疗效的影响。方法 200名分叉病变患者,随机分为对吻支架术和单支架术两组。随访1年,观察两组节段内再狭窄率、死亡率、非致死性心肌梗死率、靶病变再次血运重建率和支架内血栓形成率。结果术后1年,单支架组与对吻支架组相比,再狭窄率、死亡率、心肌梗死发生率、靶病变再次血运重建率、支架内血栓发生率及严重心血管不良事件发生率差异均无统计学意义（P〉0.05）;分支预扩张后,出现夹层的患者分析提示单支架与对吻支架组节段内再狭窄率、靶病变再次血运重建率及严重心血管不良事件发生率差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）,而支架内血栓率、死亡率及心肌梗死率差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。结论对于直径较大的分叉病变患者,对吻支架技术的近、远期疗效与单支架术相近。预扩张后分支出现夹层应采用对吻支架术,没有夹层则应采用单支架植入。     

A prospective multicenter parallel-controlled trial of TIVOLI biodegradable-polymer-based sirolimus-eluting stent compared to ENDEAVOR zotarolimus-eluting stent for the treatment of coronary artery disease: 8-month angiographic and 2-year clinical follow-up results

Background  Available drug-eluting stents (DES) have achieved great success in reducing restenosis rates. Recently, investigators have demonstrated that the durable polymer carrier plays a significant role in DES-related hypersensitive reaction and delays vessel healing. TIVOLI stent is a novel sirolimus-eluting coronary stent with biodegradable coating containing sirolimus and polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) polymer. The present study sought to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the TIVOLI biodegradable-polymer-based sirolimus-eluting stent in treating patients with coronary artery disease. 

Methods  A prospective, multicenter clinical trial comparing TIVOLI biodegradable coated sirolimus-eluting stent with ENDEAVOR zotarolimus-eluting stent was conducted in 324 patients (TIVOLI group: 168 patients; ENDEAVOR group: 156 patients) at 12 centers in China to demonstrate the non-inferiority of in-stent late loss with TIVOLI stent compared to ENDEAVOR stent in subjects with a maximum of two de novo native coronary artery lesions (lesion length ≤40 mm, reference vessel diameter 2.25–4.00 mm). The primary end point was angiographic in-stent late loss at 8-month. The secondary end points were clinical outcomes at 2 years, including major adverse cardiac events (cardiac death, myocardial infarction, or target-lesion revascularization) and stent thrombosis.

Results  Angiographic late lumen loss at 8 months in the TIVOLI group was superior to the ENDEAVOR group (in-stent (0.25±0.33) mm vs. (0.57±0.55) mm, diff (95% CI) –0.23 (–0.32, –0.14), P <0.0001; in-segment (0.25±0.33) mm vs. (0.42±0.55) mm, diff (95% CI) –0.13 (–0.23, –0.02), P=0.0083). The rate of in-stent binary restenosis at 8 months was reduced from 8.6% in the ENDEAVOR group to 2.9% in the TIVOLI group (P=0.0229). Compared to ENDEAVOR stent, TIVOLI stent resulted in a significant reduction in target-lesion revascularization (4.2% vs. 9.6%, P=0.0495) at 2 years. The two-year major adverse cardiac events (MACE) rate was lower for the TIVOLI group, but not significantly different (6.6% vs. 10.9%, P=0.1630).

Conclusions  TIVOLI was superior to ENDEAVOR stent with respect to late lumen loss at 8 months, and it yielded both lower rates of angiographic binary restenosis at 8 months and target lesion revascularization (TLR) at 2 years. The MACE rate at 2 years was comparable in both groups.

     

冠状动脉植入金属裸支架适应证的研究

背景　目前国内植入金属裸支架（BMS）的比例不足5%,远低于美国和欧洲国家的30%~40%。其原因是对植入BMS适应证研究报道较少,BMS的认识还停留在初级阶段。BMS的适应证、效果和安全性受到质疑。目的　探讨急性冠脉综合征（ACS）患者植入BMS的适应证、长期效果和安全性。方法　选取2001—2010年在北华大学附属医院心脏中心住院植入BMS和药物洗脱支架（DES）随访资料完整的ACS患者1 203例为研究对象,其中BMS组491例和DES组712例。患者均住院行冠状动脉造影（CAG）或门诊行CT血管造影（CTA）随访,随访时间为12~175个月,平均随访（71.4±36.4）个月。比较两组不同病变类型（A、B1、B2、C型病变）患者随访终点事件及再狭窄发生率的差异。结果　BMS组与DES组患者心力衰竭、靶血管重建（TVR）、冠状动脉旁路移植术（CABG）发生率比较,差异均无统计学意义（P>0.05）;BMS组患者全因死亡、总主要不良心血管事件（MACE）、靶病变血管重建（TLR）发生率高于DES组,再发非致命性心肌梗死、支架内血栓形成（ST）发生率低于DES组（P<0.05）。两组A型病变患者全因死亡、总MACE、再发非致命性心肌梗死、心力衰竭、TLR、TVR、ST发生率比较,差异均无统计学意义（P>0.05）。BMS组B1型、B2型、C型病变患者全因死亡、总MACE、TLR发生率高于DES组（P<0.05）。两组A型、B1型病变患者支架内再狭窄、节段内再狭窄、支架内再狭窄和/或节段内再狭窄发生率比较,差异均无统计学意义（P>0.05）。两组B2型、C型病变患者节段内再狭窄发生率比较,差异均无统计学意义（P>0.05）;BMS组B2型、C型病变患者支架内再狭窄、支架内再狭窄和/或节段内再狭窄发生率高于DES组（P<0.05）。结论　A型病变ACS患者植入BMS长期全因死亡、总MACE、TLR发生率和再狭窄发生率与DES无差异,远期效果好,安全性高,故可把A型病变ACS作为植入BMS的适应证。     

A comparison of clinical and angiographic outcomes after Excel bioabsorbable polymer versus Firebird durable polymer rapamycin-eluting stent for the treatment of coronary artery disease in a “real world” setting: six-month follow-up results

Background Several clinical trials have shown that rapamycin-eluting stents significantly reduce the risk of restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The Firebird stent and the Excel stent (coated with bioabsorbable polymer) are two different types of rapamycin-eluting stents made in China, both have been recently approved for clinical use in China by State Food and Drug Administration. However, it is unclear whether there are differences in safety and efficacy between the two types of stents in daily practice. Methods In the month of June 2006, a total of 190 consecutive patients were treated exclusively with Firebird stents (n=93, Firebird group) or Excel stents (n=97, Excel group) in our center and were included in this study. The frequency of major adverse cardiac events (MACE, a composite of death, myocardial infarction or target lesion revascularization), binary restenosis, and late lumen loss and stent thrombosis during a six-month follow-up period were compared between the two groups.Results Patient and lesion characteristics were comparable between the groups. Major adverse cardiac event rates were low in hospital and at 6 months (2.1% in the Excel group and 0% in the Firebird group, P﹥0.05). The 6-month angiographic in-stent restenosis rate was 0% in both groups, with an associated late loss of (0.15 ± 0.21) mm versus (0.14 ± 0.20) mm (P=0.858) and the in-segment restenosis rate was also 0% for the Excel group and the Firebird group. There was no definite stent thrombosis identified in either group during the six-month follow-up period and only one patient in the Excel group had probable stent thrombosis in hospital. Conclusions Results from this mid-term, single-center study showed that both of the Firebird and the Excel rapamycin eluting stent had similar effects on reducing the incidence of MACE and the risk of restenosis (both in-stent and in-segment binary restenosis) after PCI in daily practice.     

药物洗脱支架内再狭窄的介入治疗

目的评价药物洗脱支架(DES)内再狭窄患者中根据再狭窄模式选择介入治疗的远期预后。方法选择2006年6月—2009年12月因DES内再狭窄于上海交通大学附属胸科医院行再次介入治疗的冠状动脉性心脏病患者,根据再狭窄部位及类型选择介入治疗方案。对于累及DES节段的再狭窄者行再次植入DES术;对于狭窄部位局限于DES内的Ⅰ型病变者行高压球囊扩张术;对于狭窄部位局限于DES内的Ⅱ～Ⅳ型病变者先行球囊扩张,再根据扩张后的结果由术者决定是否再次植入DES。所有患者均前瞻性随访主要心血管不良事件(MACE),包括死亡、靶病变重建(TLR)和心肌梗死(MI)。结果共88例行介入治疗,其中42例行单纯球囊血管成形(POBA)术(POBA组),46例行再次植入DES(DES组)。两组间各靶病变部位及各种原植入DES的涂层药物类型构成比的差异均无统计学意义(P值均>0.05),两组间再狭窄病变部位及类型构成比的差异均有统计学意义(P值均<0.05)。POBA组、DES组的支架内再狭窄(ISR)的发生率分别为(72.5±11.9)%、(76.2±9.1)%,两组间的差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。平均随访时间为(2.2±1.0)年,两组间MACE、TLR、MI的发生率及病死率的差异均无统计学意义(P值均>0.05)。结论根据DES内再狭窄部位及类型选择介入治疗方案是有效的。对于局灶型ISR可行POBA术,而对于非局灶型或节段内ISR病变则需要再次植入DES。     

Nine-month angiographic and two-year clinical follow-up of polymer-free sirolimus-eluting stent versus durable-polymer sirolimus-eluting stent for coronary artery disease: the Nano randomized trial

Background First generation drug-eluting stents （DES） were associated with a high incidence of late stent thrombosis （ST）,mainly due to delayed healing and re-endothelization by the durable polymer coating.This study sought to assess the safety and efficacy of the Nano polymer-free sirolimus-eluting stent （SES） in the treatment of patients with de novo coronary artery lesions.Methods The Nano trial is the first randomized trial designed to compare the safety and efficacy of the Nano polymer-free SES and Partner durable-polymer SES （Lepu Medical Technology,Beijing,China） in the treatment of patients with de novo native coronary lesions.The primary endpoint was in-stent late lumen loss （LLL） at 9-month follow-up.The secondary endpoint was major adverse cardiac events （MACE）,a composite of cardiac death,myocardial infarction or target lesion revascularization.Results A total of 291 patients （Nano group：n=143,Partner group：n=148） were enrolled in this trial from 19 Chinese centers.The Nano polymer-free SES was non-inferior to the Partner durable-polymer DES at the primary endpoint of 9 months （P 〈0.001）.The 9-month in-segment LLL of the polymer-free Nano SES was comparable to the Partner SES （0.34±0.42） mm vs.（0.30±0.48） mm,P=0.21）.The incidence of MACE in the Nano group were 7.6% compared to the Partner group of 5.9% （P=0.75） at 2 years follow-up.The frequency of cardiac death and stent thrombosis was low for both Nano and Partner SES （0.8% vs.0.7%,0.8% vs.1.5%,both P=1.00）.Conclusions In this multicenter randomized Nano trial,the Nano polymer-free SES showed similar safety and efficacy compared with the Partner SES in the treatment of patients with de novo coronary artery lesions.Trials in patients with complex lesions and longer term follow-up are necessary to confirm the clinical performance of this novel Nano polymer-free SES.     

Comparison of immediate and followup results between transradial and transfemoral approach for percutaneous coronary intervention in true bifurcational lesions

Background  A comparison of efficacy and safety between transradial and transfemoral approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in bifurcations has not been done. This study evaluated feasibility of transradial PCI (TRI) and compared the immediate and followup results with transfemoral PCI (TFI) in bifurcations.
Methods  One hundred and thirty-four consecutive patients with bifurcations were treated with PCI in our hospital from April 2004 to October 2005. Of these, there were 60 patients (88 lesions) in TRI group and 74 patients (101 lesions) in TFI group. Bifurcations type was classified according to the Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud Classification.
Results  TRI group had smaller stent diameter ((3.06±0.37) mm vs (3.18±0.35) mm, P=0.023) and postprocedural in-stent minimum lumen diameter ((2.62±0.37) mm vs (2.74±0.41) mm, P=0.029) than TFI, but there were not significant differences in in-stent subacute thrombosis rate (0% vs 1.0%, P=0.349),  target lesion revascularization (TLR) (0% vs 1.0%, P=0.349) following procedure and thrombosis (2.3% vs 1.0%, P=0.482), in-stent restenosis (12.5% vs  10.9%, P=0.731), in-segment restenosis (17.0% vs 14.9%, P=0.681), TLR (10.2% vs 13.9%, P=0.446) and TLR-free cumulative survival rate (89.8% vs 86.1%, P=0.787) at seven months followup. No death was reported in the two groups.
Conclusion  Transradial intervention is feasible and appears to be as effective and safe as transfemoral PCI in treatment of true bifurcational lesions.

     

Efficacy and safety of Firebird sirolimus-eluting stent in treatment of complex coronary lesions in Chinese patients: one-year clinical and eight-month angiographic outcomes from the FIREMAN registry

Background  Off-label application of drug-eluting stents (DES) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was not uncommon in daily practice, however DES in treating Chinese patients with complex lesion subset was under-investigated. The primary objective of the FIREMAN registry was to evaluate the long term efficacy and safety of the Firebird sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) in treating patients with complex coronary lesions. Here we report the mid-term of one-year clinical outcomes and eight-month angiographic follow-up results of FIREMAN registry. 

Methods  The FIREMAN registry was a prospective multi-center registry, which included 1029 consecutive patients undergoing PCI with Firebird SES implantation between September 2006 and July 2007 in 45 centers in China. The clinical follow-up was designed to be performed at 1, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 months post index procedure, and non-mandatory angiographic follow-up at 8 months was planned. One hundred percent site monitoring was conducted.

Results  Long lesions (59.2%), multi-vessel disease (50.4%), and small vessel disease (31.6%) were mostly found in angiography. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) occurred in 51 (5.1%) patients at 1 year clinical follow-up, including cardiac mortality in 6 (0.6%), non-fatal myocardial infarction in 11 (1.1%), and target lesion revascularization in 36 (3.5%) of the patients. Definite and probable stent thrombosis (ST) by Academic Research Consortium (ARC) definition occurred in 12 (1.36%) patients at one-year clinical follow-up. The 8-month binary restenosis rate was 5.7% in-segment and 4.3% in-stent, respectively. Late lumen loss was (0.21±0.40) mm in-segment and (0.23±0.36) mm in-stent, respectively. Furthermore, Cox regression analysis revealed that diabetes, small vessel diameter, and chronic total occlusion were independent predictors of ST.

Conclusions  The results showed that the Firebird SES was effective and safe in treating Chinese patients with complex coronary lesions and occurrence of ST rate at one-year clinical follow-up was acceptable, however further long-term follow-up was still necessary. (NCT00552656)

     

Nine-month Angiographic and Two-year Clinical Follow-up of Novel Biodegradable-polymer Arsenic Trioxide-eluting Stent Versus Durable-polymer Sirolimus-eluting Stent For Coronary Artery Disease

Background:

Despite great reduction of in-stent restenosis, first-generation drug-eluting stents (DESs) have increased the risk of late stent thrombosis due to delayed endothelialization. Arsenic trioxide, a natural substance that could inhibit cell proliferation and induce cell apoptosis, seems to be a promising surrogate of sirolimus to improve DES performance. This randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel arsenic trioxide-eluting stent (AES), compared with traditional sirolimus-eluting stent (SES).

Methods:

Patients with symptoms of angina pectoris were enrolled and randomized to AES or SES group. The primary endpoint was target vessel failure (TVF), and the second endpoint includes rates of all-cause death, cardiac death or myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization (TLR) by telephone visit and late luminal loss (LLL) at 9-month by angiographic follow-up.

Results:

From July 2007 to 2009, 212 patients were enrolled and randomized 1:1 to receive either AES or SES. At 2 years of follow-up, TVF rate was similar between AES and SES group (6.67% vs. 5.83%, P = 0.980). Frequency of all-cause death was significantly lower in AES group (0 vs. 4.85%, P = 0.028). There was no significant difference between AES and SES in frequency of TLR and in-stent restenosis, but greater in-stent LLL was observed for AES group (0.29 ± 0.52 mm vs. 0.10 ± 0.25 mm, P = 0.008).

Conclusions:

After 2 years of follow-up, AES demonstrated comparable efficacy and safety to SES for the treatment of de novo coronary artery lesions.     

Is adjunctive balloon postdilatation necessary with drug-eluting stents? One center experience in Chinese patients

Background With the advent of drug-eluting stents （DES） and much lower rates of target vessel revascularization （TVR）, whether adjunctive balloon postdilatation can further optimize outcome is still unknown. The present study was to compare the outcomes of postdilatation with un-postdilatation following deployment of DES. Methods From April 2004 to September 2006, 6479 consecutive Chinese patients who underwent DES implantation, including 1769 with postdilatation （1454 male, （57.9 ± 10.8） years old） and 4710 without postdilatation （3819 male, （57.9 ± 10.6） years old） were analyzed. Clinical and angiographic follow-up was performed at 7 months. Results Compared with the un-postdilatation group, the postdilatation group had more complex lesions and larger relevant vessel diameter （RVD）. In the postdilatation group, in-stent residual restenosis was significantly improved right after the procedure （（16.80±5.88）% vs （19.60±6.07）%; P=0.000）. There was no statistical difference in the major adverse cardiac events （MACE） rate between the groups （2.9% vs 3.3%; P=0.420）, and there were also no statistical differences in death, acute myocardial infarction （AMI） and target lesion revascularization （TLR） rates in the two groups （0.1% vs 0.4%, P=0.127; 1.7% vs 1.3%, P=0.229; and 1.5% vs 2.0%, P=0.206, respectively）. The in-stent thrombosis rate was almost the same in both groups （0.5% vs 0.5%; P=1.000）. Seven months angiographic follow-up results showed that both in-stent and in-segment restenosis rates were lower in the postdilatation group （8.8% vs 15.6%, P=0.000; and 10.5% vs 17.3%, P=0.000）, and so were instent and in-segment late loss （（0.32±0.12） mm vs （0.49±0.13） mm, P=0.000; and （0.24±0.08） mm vs （0.36±0.09） mm, P=0.001 ）. Conclusion Postdilatation after DES deployment was safe and could reduce the restenosis rate, especially for more complex lesions.     

双钢丝球囊在支架内再狭窄中的应用

目的 评价双钢丝球囊在支架内再狭窄治疗中的有效性和安全性。方法 32例支架内再狭窄病人, 共有再狭窄靶病变37处,采用双钢丝球囊对靶病变进行扩张,观察扩张效果并进行临床随访。结果 全部37 处再狭窄病变的双钢丝球囊扩张成功率为100％,术后血管狭窄程度明显减轻[(87.7±8.6)％比(7.7±6.7)％, P<0.001],住院期间无1例发生死亡、未发生Q波性心肌梗死和心力衰竭等严重临床并发症。1处支架外缘受 累的再狭窄病变在扩张后出现轻度内膜撕裂(A型),4处支架外缘受累的再狭窄病变于支架外缘受累血管段补 充置入支架。临床随访3-15(8.0±3.4)个月,2例出现心绞痛复发。结论 双钢丝球囊成形术对支架内再狭 窄是有效、安全的治疗方法。