Cutting balloon angioplasty for treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis: immediate results and 6-month outcomes

目的　研究切割球囊对支架内再狭窄的即刻和 6个月内随访效果。方法　 6 9例支架内再狭窄患者随机分配到切割球囊和普通球囊治疗组。切割球囊组 38例。球囊扩张前及扩张后即刻在定量冠状动脉造影和冠状动脉内超声下 ,测定相关参数。随访 6个月内临床改善及冠状动脉造影结果。研究终点包括出现心肌梗塞 ,需要冠状动脉搭桥或再介入治疗。结果　两组的手术成功率为 10 0 %。切割球囊组 1例患者扩张后在支架的远端出现夹层。平均随访 6 7± 2 3月。切割球囊组于术后 3和 6个月时的再狭窄率显著低于普通球囊组 (15 %VS 38%及 18%VS 4 3%,P均小于0 0 0 1)。扩张后即刻血管直径获得值在切割球囊组和普通球囊组分别为 1 72± 0 5 2mm和 1 15± 0 5 4mm ,而随访终点时切割球囊组的血管直径晚期丢失为 0 2 6± 0 0 5mm(3个月 )及 0 38± 0 0 6mm ,同时的普通球囊组丢失值为 0 78± 0 19mm(3个月 )及 0 89± 0 16mm。对于支架体部狭窄 ,普通球囊难以固定 ,扩张时移动明显 ,而切割球囊较易于固定 ,扩张时罕见移动。结论　切割球囊治疗支架内再狭窄效果可靠 ,安全 ,容易操作。再狭窄率低 ,手术费用相对易于患者接受 ,是一个较有前途的治疗手段。     

Short and long-term outcomes of two drug eluting stents in bifurcation lesions

Background Because no large prospective studies are available, this study evaluated the clinical outcomes of two drug eluting stents in bifurcation lesions. Methods Lesions with diameter of side branch ≥2.5 mm were selected. From October 2003 to June 2005, 112 patients with 113 bifurcation lesions were treated by two drug eluting stents (DESs), technique. The location of bifurcation lesions were left anterior descending coronary artery/diagonal in 62 patients, left main distal bifurcation in 32, left circumflex coronary artery/obtute marginal branch in 18 and right coronary artery distal bifurcation in 1. Procedures for bifurcation lesions were crush or modified crush technique in 64, “T” stenting technique in 27, modified “Y” stenting，kiss stenting, ”V” stenting as well as culotte stenting technique in 11, 5, 3 and 3, respectively. Among 226 lesions, 91 Cypher or Cypher select stents, 74 TAXUS and 67 Firebird were used. Final kiss balloon dilation was performed in 60 (93.7%) with crush technique after stenting. Results Success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention for the bifurcation lesions was 100%. One patient, who developed inhospital acute myocardial infarction due to subacute thrombosis, was successfully treated by a second intervention. Major adverse cardiac events rate in-hospital was 0.89% (1/112) and during followup was 7.14% (8/112). No death occurred during the followup of all patients. Angiographic followup was effected for 46 patients, restenosis for eight, coronary artery bypass grafting for 1 and a repeat intervention for 5. Restenosis involving TAXUS, Cypher and Firebird was 5 (5/18, 27.8%), 2 (2/17, 11.8%) and 1(1/11, 9.1%), respectively (P>0.05). Total restenotic rate was 17.4% (8/46). Conclusions When ostium of side branch has severe stenosis and ≥2.5 mm in diameter, two-stent strategy in this bifurcation lesion is safe and effective, and the outcomes are satisfactory. Restenotic rates were not different between TAXUS, Cypher and Firebird DESs.     

Short and long-term outcomes of two drug eluting stents in bifurcation lesions

Background Because no large prospective studies are available, this study evaluated the clinical outcomes of two drug eluting stents in bifurcation lesions. Methods Lesions with diameter of side branch ≥2.5 mm were selected. From October 2003 to June 2005, 112 patients with 113 bifurcation lesions were treated by two drug eluting stents （DESs）, technique. The location of bifurcation lesions were left anterior descending coronary artery/diagonal in 62 patients, left main distal bifurcation in 32, left circumflex coronary artery/obtute marginal branch in 18 and right coronary artery distal bifurcation in 1. Procedures for bifurcation lesions were crush or modified crush technique in 64, ＂T＂ stenting technique in 27, modified ＂Y＂ stenting, kiss stenting, ＂V＂ stenting as well as culotte stenting technique in 11, 5, 3 and 3, respectively. Among 226 lesions, 91 Cypher or Cypher select stents, 74 TAXUS and 67 Firebird were used. Final kiss balloon dilation was performed in 60 （93.7%） with crush technique after stenting. Results Success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention for the bifurcation lesions was 100%. One patient, who developed inhospital acute myocardial infarction due to subacute thrombosis, was successfully treated by a second intervention. Major adverse cardiac events rate in-hospital was 0.89% （1/112） and during followup was 7.14% （8/112）, No death occurred during the followup of all patients. Angiographic followup was effected for 46 patients, restenosis for eight, coronary artery bypass grafting for 1 and a repeat intervention for 5. Restenosis involving TAXUS, Cypher and Firebird was 5 （5/18, 27.8%）, 2 （2/17, 11.8%） and 1 （1/11, 9.1%）, respectively （P〉0.05）. Total restenotic rate was 17.4% （8/46）. Conclusions When ostium of side branch has severe stenosis and 〉12.5 mm in diameter, two-stent strategy in this bifurcation lesion is safe and effective, and the outcomes are satisfactory. Restenotic rates were not different between TAXUS, Cypher and Firebird DESs.     

DK crush technique: modified treatment of bifurcation lesions in coronary artery

Biefvuernca itnio nthe le esrioan osf maroede srtnil lst etnectsh·n1i calHlyig hch ianlcliednegninceg of restenosis both in main vessel and side branch limits the long-term prognosis although several kinds of techniques have been identified to be successful for coronary bifurcations·2-5 Reports have demonstrated the main reason for higher incidence of ostial side branch even though drug-eluting stent used in side vessel lies in that there were gaps in metal coverage and drug application·6-9…     

XS0601 reduces the incidence of restenosis: a prospective study of 335 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in China

RESTENOSIS IS STILL THE MAJOR LIMITATION OF THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI). DESPITE NUMEROUS TRIALS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL ADJUNCTIVE THERAPIES, INCLUDING ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE AGENTS,1-3 CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS,4,5 FISH OIL,6-8 HEPARIN,9,10 LIPID-LOWERING DRUGS,11,12 PROSTACYCLINE ANALOG,13,14 SEROTONIN INHIBITORS15 AND THROMBOXANE INHIBITORS,16,17 THE F…     

Double kissing crush technique for treatment of true coronary bifurcation lesions: two-year clinical outcomes from DKCRUSH-1 study

Standards for treating bifurcation lesions are crucial due to poor outcomes by percutaneous implantation of either bare metal stents or drug-eluting stents, even with several modified double-stent techniques including ＂T＂, ＂V＂, ＂Y＂, ＂culotte＂ and ＂simultaneous kissing stents （SKS）＂. Understanding the drawbacks in classical crush techniques, we proposed a novel double kissing （DK） crush technique being testified in our previous serial studies]＇2 The results from these randomized and pilot studies are describing a fantastic story---DK crush technique, by final kissing balloon inflation （FKBI） in 100% of lesions and high quality of kissing as assessed by both angiography and intravascular ultrasound, significantly improved the clinical outcome at a relative short-term follow-up. However, whether the advantage of the DK crush technique was sustained or not at a long-term remains unclear. The present study aimed to extend clinical follow-up and verify the differences between DK and classic crush techniques.     

Long-term follow-up of crush versus no crush technique for coronary artery bifurcation lesions

Background Lesions at coronary bifurcations always are a big challenge for interventionists even with the advent of drug eluting stents （DES）. Even as more clinical trials are published, operators still can not confirm that one strategy is more efficient than another. Selection of patients and short term follow-up contribute to the difficulty in comparing strategies. Methods From April 2004 to April 2008, 505 consecutive Chinese patients underwent DES implantation for true bifurcation lesions; including 258 using crush strategy （213 male, （56.7＋10.8） years old） and 247 using no crush strategy （206 male, （58.1＋10.1） years old） were analyzed.
Results The follow-up period ranged from 237 to 1223 days, average （537＋340） days for the crush group and （538＋351） days for the no crush group. There was no significant difference of major adverse cardiac events （MACE） rate between the two groups （10.1% vs 12.1%; P=-0.481）, nor in cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction （MI） or in the target vessel revascularization （TVR） （0.4% vs 1.6%; P=0.207, 2.7% vs 2.8; P=1.000 and 7.0% vs 7.7%; P=0.865）. The stent thrombosis rate was similar in the two groups （1.6% vs 2.0%; P=0.409）, late and very late stent thrombosis in both groups were very low （0.4% vs 0.4%; P=-1.000）. Seven-month angiographic follow-up showed no significant difference of the restenosis rate between the two groups （11.0% vs 13.5%; P=0.786）. During the follow-up, cardiac death, nonfatal MI, TVR and ST free survival rate showed no significant difference between the two groups. The only variant identified as a predictor of MACE was percutaneous coronary intervention （PCI） in the first two years, which accounted for 47% of patients of all cases in four years. Conclusion Crush technique showed similar long-term clinical effect compared with other two DES techniques for coronary bifurcation lesions, the surgeons＇ skills are very important for reducing clinical events.     

Effect of coronary bifurcation angle on clinical outcomes in Chinese patients treated with crush stenting: a subgroup analysis from DKCRUSH-1 bifurcation study

Background Bifurcation angles may have an impact on the clinical outcomes of crush stenting. We sought to compare high （≥60°） with low （〈60°） bifurcation angle in patients who underwent either classical or double kissing （DK） crush stenting for bifurcation lesions from the DKCRUSH-1 data base.
Methods There were 212 patients with 220 lesions, some with low-angle （n=138） and some with high-angle （n=74）. Angiography was indexed at 8-month after procedure. Primary endpoint was the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events （MACEs）, defined as cardiac death, myocardial infarction and target lesion revascularization （TLR）. Secondary endpoint included late lumen loss, the rate of restenosis, and final kissing balloon inflation （FKBI）.
Results At 8 months, clinical follow-up was 100%; angiographic follow-up was 75% in the low-angle group and 83.3% in the high-angle group. There were no significant differences in the FKBI between the high-angle group （91.43%） and the low-angle group （82.39%）. In the high angle group, there was a significant difference in contrast volume used （P=0.005） but no significant difference in acute gain, minimum lumen diameter （MLD）, late loss and diameter stenosis in the pre-bifurcation segment, post-bifurcation segment or side branch. When lesions were assigned into with- （n=-133） and without-FKBI （n=42）, significant side-branch late loss was seen in the group without-FKBI （（0.65±0.49） mm vs （0.47±0.62） mm, P=0.02）, with a resultant greater restenosis rate （37.68% vs 18.32%, P=0.001）. No difference was detected in the MACE free survival rate between the high and low angle groups （82.39% vs 82.36%, P=0.84）. The rate of stent thrombosis tended to be higher in the lower-angle group although there was no significant difference （P=0.38）. The TLR free survival rate was 87.2% in the with-FKBI group vs 73.5% in the without-FKBI group （P=0.001）. Cox regression analysis showed that the independent predictors for target vessel revascularization were the side branch stent MLD post stenting （hazard ratios （HR） 1.028, 95% CI 2.357-16.233, P=0.002）, lack of FKBI （HR 4.910, 95% CI 4.706-8.459, P=0.001） and unsatisfactory kissing （HR 3.120, 95% CI2.975-5.431, P=0.001）.
Conclusions Bifurcation angles do not influence the clinical outcome of crush stenting. Successful final kissing balloon inflation, regardless of bifurcation angles, can predict TLR.     

Comparison of paclitaxal vs. sirolimus eluting stents with bio-degradable polymer for the treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions: subgroup analysis from DKCRUSH-I and DKCRUSH-II studies

Background  The difference in clinical outcome between paclitaxal-eluting stents (PES) and sirolimus-eluting stents with bio-degradable polymer (SES-BDP) for bifurcation lesions remains unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the one-year clinical outcome after DK crush stenting using PES (Taxus^TM) vs. SES-BDP (Excel^TM) from our database.

Methods  A total of 275 patients (90 from the DKCRUSH-I and 185 from the DKCRUSH-II study) were studied. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 12 months; including cardiac death, myocardial infarction (MI), or target vessel revascularization (TVR). The rate of binary restenosis and stent thrombosis served as secondary endpoints.

Results  At follow-up, minimal luminal diameter (MLD) in the Taxus group was (2.11±0.66) mm, with resultant increased target lesion revascularization (TLR) 12.2% and TVR 14.4%, significantly different from the Excel group; (2.47±0.56) mm, P <0.001, 3.2%, P=0.006, 4.9%, P=0.019, respectively. As a result there was a significant difference in MACE between the Taxus (20.0%) and Excel (10.3%, P=0.038) groups. Overall stent thrombosis was monitored in 11 patients (4.0%), with five in the Excel group (2.7%) and six in the Taxus group (6.7%). All stent thrombosis in the Excel group was classified as early, and all were defined as late in the Taxus group.

Conclusion  The Excel stent had lower rate of stent thrombosis, TLR, TVR, and composite MACE at 12-month after an indexed stenting procedure, compared to the Taxus stent.

     

Comparison of short- and mid-term outcomes between CYPHER and TAXUS stents in patients with complex lesions of the coronary arteries

Background Drug-eluting stent （DES） could obviously reduce in-stent restenosis, which has been proved by international multi-center clinical trials. However, the types of the lesions for stenting were highly selected in these trials. Up to now, there has been no large scale study on the effect of DES in treating complex lesions in real world. Although REALITY trial was just reported during American College of Cardiology Congress 2005, the entry criteria for lesions were limited to one or two de novo lesions. This study was conducted to compare the short- and mid-term clinical outcomes between sirolimus-eluting stent （CYPHER stent） and paclitaxel-eluting stent （TAXUS stent） in patients with complex lesion. Methods This is a retrospective study. From April 2002 to June 2004, a total of 1061 patients were treated with DES in Fu Wai Hospital, of which, 611 patients （642 lesions with 698 CYPHER stents） were in CYPHER group, and 450 patients （534 lesions with 600 TAXUS stents） were in TAXUS group. There was no significant difference in clinical data and lesion types between CYPHER group and TAXUS group. Results Success rates of stent implantation were 99.2% and 98.8% in CYPHER and TAXUS stent groups respectively. The major adverse cardiac events （MACE） during in-hospital and 6-8-month follow-up were 0.7% and 2.3% in CYPHER stent group versus 1.3% and 3.2% in TAXUS stent group. There was no significant difference in MACE rate between these two groups. Restenosis rate was a little higher in TAXUS stent group than that in CYPHER stent group （14.0% vs 7.3%）, but there was no significant difference. The incidence of acute occlusion of side branch after implanting DES in main vessel was 6.9% in CYPHER group and 11.9% in TAXUS group （P〈0.05） . Conclusions CYPHER and TAXUS DES were safe and effective in patients with complex lesion. Clinical outcomes of CYPHER stent were better than TAXUS stent in bifurcation lesions. There was an increasing tendency in restenosis rate and late thrombosis in TAXUS group as compared with that of CYPHER group.     

CRP水平与冠脉药物支架植入术后再狭窄关系的Meta分析

目的探讨术前高敏C反应蛋白(high-sensitivity C-reactive protein,hs-CRP)水平与冠脉药物支架(DES)植入术后再狭窄(ISR)的关系。方法检索维普中文期刊全文数据库、中国生物医学文献数据库、中国知网、PubMed数据库,收集相关原始研究;采用文献质量评价结合Meta分析的方法分析。结果 ISR组患者术前hs-CRP水平显著高于非ISR组的hs-CRP水平,中国人群和随访时间为6个月的亚组分析表明,ISR组患者术前hs-CRP水平显著高于非ISR组的hs-CRP水平。异质性分析显示纳入文献存在显著异质性。偏倚分析表明发表的文章不存在偏倚。结论术前hs-CRP水平与DES植入术后ISR的发生存在显著相关性。     

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.

     

One-year clinical outcomes of Chinese sirolimus-eluting stent in the treatment of unselected patients with coronary artery disease

The application of drug-eluting stent （DES）, either sirolimus-eluting stent （Cypher, Cordis, USA） or paclitaxel-eluting stent （Taxus, Boston Scientific, USA）, in treatment of patients with coronary artery disease （CAD） has achieved great success. The high cost of imported DES （either Cypher or Taxus） gave the birth to a China-made, polymer-based, sirolimus-eluting stent （Firebird, Microport Company,     

Comparison of drug eluting stents with bare metal stents in daily practice for bifurcation lesions in Chinese patients

Background Recently, numerous randomized and controlled trials have demonstrated great advantages of drug eluting stents (DES) with respect to significant reduction of restenosis and recurrence of symptoms and improvement of clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Little is known about the comparative effects between DES and bare metal stents (BMS) for bifurcation angioplasty in the Chinese population. We compared the inpatient and 7-month follow-up outcomes between DES and BMS for the treatment of bifurcation lesions. Methods From April 2004 to October 2005, 291 Chinese patients [85.9% male, mean age (57.8±10.4) years] underwent DES (387 lesions) and/or BMS (297 lesions) implantation for bifurcation lesions. Clinical and angiographic follow-up was performed at 7 months. Results Compared with BMS group, patients in DES group had significantly lower rates of restenosis at main branch (9.5% vs 28.7%, P < 0.001) or side branch (14.5% vs 37.0%, P < 0.001) and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) (14.0% vs 26.3%, P = 0.000). The occurrence rate of late in-stent thrombosis did not differ between the two groups in both main (0.8% vs 0, P = 0.224) and side branches (1.4% vs 0, P = 0.198). Target lesion revascularization (TLR) was less frequent in DES group for main branch (8.3% vs 21.3%, P < 0.001) and for side branch (7.6% vs 23.5%, P < 0.001). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that total stent length (OR = 1.029, P = 0.01), postprocedural in-stent minimum lumen diameter (OR = 0.476, P = 0.03) and stent type (OR = 3.988, P = 0.0001) were independent predictors of TLR for main branch. Prior history of coronary intervention (OR = 2.424, P = 0.041), angulated lesion (OR = 2.337, P = 0.033), postdilation (OR = 0.267, P = 0.035) and stent type (DES vs BMS, OR = 5.459, P = 0.000) were independent predictors of TLR for side branch. Conclusion The implantation of DES may be associated with greater reduction of restenosis and TLR than BMS in bifurcations angioplasty.     

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     

紫杉醇药物涂层支架治疗左前降支病变临床研究

目的：探讨紫杉醇药物涂层支架（PES）治疗冠状动脉左前降支（LAD）病变的即刻疗效及预后。方法：2003年2月～2005年3月在本院造影证实连续LAD单支病变患者94例,共107处病变,按常规行经皮冠状动脉成形术加支架置入术,分析患者临床、X线影像学特征及手术成功率,并行随访。结果：94例患者中,29例置入PES,65例置入金属裸支架（BMS）,手术成功率100％。病变弥漫性30例（31．9％）,位于近段52例（55．3％）,中段12例（12．8％）。全部患者均完成术后6个月的随访并行造影复查。PES组术后6个月时造影复查2例（6,9％）发生再狭窄;BMS组1例1个月内因急性前壁心梗死亡,6个月时造影复查21例（32．3％）发生再狭窄。结论：PES置入治疗冠状动脉LAD病变安全有效,术后心源性猝死及非Q波性心肌梗死发生率与置入BMS者相似,支架内再狭窄发生率明显降低,因再狭窄需冠脉搭桥率也显著降低,术后6个月再狭窄率与文献报道冠脉搭桥术相近。     

Sirolimus-eluting stents for treatment of drug-eluting versus bare-metal stents restenosis: 42-month clinical outcomes from a Chinese single center

Background  Restenosis of bare-metal stents (BMS) and drug-eluting stents (DES) has been increasingly treated with sirolimus-eluting stents (SES), but the long-term outcomes are unknown.

Methods  In our study, 388 consecutive patients (144 DES restenosis and 244 BMS restenosis) with 400 lesions (147 DES restenosis and 253 BMS restenosis) treated with SES were included. The rates of target lesion revascularization (TLR) and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 42 months were analyzed.

Results  At the mean follow-up of 42 months, the rates of death (3.5% vs. 3.3%, P=1.000) and myocardial infarction (2.8% vs. 1.2%, P=0.431) in the DES group and BMS group were comparable. Compared with the BMS group, ischemia-driven TLR occurred with a higher frequency in the DES group (18.8% vs.10.7%, P=0.024). This translated into an increased rate of MACE in the DES group (22.2% vs. 14.0%, P=0.034). Stent thrombosis occurred with a similar frequency in both groups (2.8% vs. 1.6%, P=0.475). Multivariate analysis showed that DES restenosis (OR=1.907, 95% CI 1.108–3.285, P=0.020) and smoking (OR=2.069; 95% CI 1.188–3.605; P=0.010) were independent predictors of MACE.

Conclusions  Although SES implantation appears to be safe and effective, it was associated with higher TLR recurrence for DES than BMS restenosis.

     

Hemodynamic changes of fractional flow reserve after double kissing crush and provisional stenting technique for true bifurcation lesions

Background  Fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with fewer unfavorable events. However, the hemodynamic change in FFR after different stenting approaches for bifurcation lesions is still not fully studied. The aim of this study was to analyze the hemodynamic changes in FFR after double kissing (DK) crush and provisional side branch (SB) stenting (PS) for true coronary bifurcation lesions.

Methods  Seventy-five patients with true bifurcated lesions were randomly divided into DK (n=38) and PS (n=37) groups. Additional SB stenting in the PS group was required if there was any pinched SB ostium >70% stenosis, or ≥ type B dissection, or TIMI flow <grade 3. FFR at hyperemia in the main vessel (MV) and SB was measured prior- and post-stenting, and at 8 months follow-up.

Results  Baseline clinical, angiographic and lesion characteristics were matched well between the two groups, with the exception of the final kissing balloon inflation (FKBI, 100.0% in the DK vs. 83.8% in the PS group, P <0.001). Baseline FFR was comparable between the DK and the PS groups, however, the acute gain and late loss of SB FFR at 8-month follow-up in the DK group were 0.18±0.15 and –0.06±0.11, compared to 0.12±0.18 (P=0.044) and –0.002±0.07 (P=0.037) in the PS group, respectively. MV FFR post-stenting >0.94 was seen in about 40% of patients. There was no significant difference in the clinical events at 1-year follow-up between the two groups.

Conclusions  DK crush was associated with improved acute gain and late loss of SB FFR. The lower rate of FFR >0.94 after stenting underscored the further improvement of stenting quality.     

药物洗脱长支架在冠心病合并糖尿病患者冠状动脉长病变内的临床疗效观察

目的 观察药物洗脱支架在冠心病合并糖尿病患者冠状动脉长病变内介入治疗的临床疗效.方法 对冠状动脉造影证实至少存在一处长病变,并发糖尿病的78例冠心病患者进行经皮冠状动脉介入治疗,其中42例各置入至少一枚雷帕霉素药物洗脱长支架(药物支架组),36例各置入至少一枚普通长支架(普通支架组),术后进行随访.结果 药物支架组共置入支架102枚,其中长支架66枚;普通支架组共置入支架87枚,其中长支架52枚.平均随访(14.2±5.6)月,两组冠状动脉造影复查率差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);药物支架组与普通支架组相比,心绞痛复发率、支架内再狭窄率、心肌梗死率均低(P<0.05).对心肌梗死、再狭窄者均进行了靶病变重建术.结论 药物洗脱支架对冠心病并发糖尿病患者冠状动脉长病变疗效优于普通支架,能减少心绞痛、再狭窄及心肌梗死的发生.