光学相干断层成像在冠心病介入治疗中的应用价值

目的应用光学相干断层成像（OCT）技术评价冠状动脉内粥样硬化斑块、血管对置入支架后即刻和中远期的反应。方法20例冠心病患者,有22支血管在完成冠状动脉造影或介入治疗后进行OCT成像。同时获取23个支架OCT成像,在23个支架中有15个为支架术后4～35个月随访,其中7个为雷帕霉素药物洗脱支架,8个为金属裸支架,另外8个为支架置放后即刻成像。结果入选的20例患者均成功进行OCT检查,并获取22支血管和23个支架满意的图像。通过OCT成像清晰地显示8处纤维斑块、3处钙化斑块、9处富含脂质斑块、2处血栓形成、斑块破裂3处及血管壁上夹层、粥样硬化斑块微小裂口和夹层等。7个置入雷帕霉素药物洗脱支架后OCT随访,均未发现有明显再狭窄,支架表面有少量内膜覆盖,部分支架表面没有内膜覆盖,其中1个支架血管出现瘤样扩张、支架与血管壁分离、支架表面没有内膜覆盖,有1个支架没有充分扩张。8个金属裸支架后用OCT随访发现,所有置入金属裸支架后支架表面内膜增殖明显,其中有3个支架因为内膜过度增殖而出现再狭窄,并再次接受介入治疗。8个支架术后即刻OCT检查显示,与血管贴壁均良好、支架扩张充分有3个支架,4个支架充分扩张,但可见到斑块裂片通过支架网眼突入管腔,1个支架支撑杆分布不均,可见支架与血管壁分离,在8个支架中有2个为支架内套叠支架。结论OCT成像技术可清晰显示各种冠状动脉粥样斑块情况,并可用于评价冠状动脉介入治疗的效果。     

Long-term Outcomes of Drug-eluting versus Bare-metal stent for ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction

Background

Long-term outcomes of drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare-metal stents (BMS) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remain uncertain.

Objective

To investigate long-term outcomes of drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare-metal stents (BMS) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Methods

We performed search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane library, and ISI Web of Science (until February 2013) for randomized trials comparing more than 12-month efficacy or safety of DES with BMS in patients with STEMI. Pooled estimate was presented with risk ratio (RR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) using random-effects model.

Results

Ten trials with 7,592 participants with STEMI were included. The overall results showed that there was no significant difference in the incidence of all-cause death and definite/probable stent thrombosis between DES and BMS at long-term follow-up. Patients receiving DES implantation appeared to have a lower 1-year incidence of recurrent myocardial infarction than those receiving BMS (RR = 0.75, 95% CI 0.56 to 1.00, p= 0.05). Moreover, the risk of target vessel revascularization (TVR) after receiving DES was consistently lowered during long-term observation (all p< 0.01). In subgroup analysis, the use of everolimus-eluting stents (EES) was associated with reduced risk of stent thrombosis in STEMI patients (RR = 0.37, p=0.02).

Conclusions

DES did not increase the risk of stent thrombosis in patients with STEMI compared with BMS. Moreover, the use of DES did lower long-term risk of repeat revascularization and might decrease the occurrence of reinfarction.     

Intravascular ultrasound assessed incomplete stent apposition and stent fracture in stent thrombosis after bare metal versus drug-eluting stent treatment the Nordic Intravascular Ultrasound Study (NIVUS)

Background

This prospective multicenter registry used intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in patients with definite stent thrombosis (ST) to compare rates of incomplete stent apposition (ISA), stent fracture and stent expansion in patients treated with drug-eluting (DES) versus bare metal (BMS) stents. ST is a rare, but potential life threatening event after coronary stent implantation. The etiology seems to be multifactorial.

Methods

124 patients with definite ST were assessed by IVUS during the acute ST event. The study was conducted in 15 high-volume percutaneous coronary intervention -centers in the Nordic–Baltic countries.

Results

In early or late ST there were no differences in ISA between DES and BMS. In very late ST, ISA was a more frequent finding in DES than in BMS (52% vs.16%; p = 0.005) and the maximum ISA area was larger in DES compared to BMS (1.1 ± 2.3 mm² vs. 0.1 ± 0.5 mm²; p = 0.004). Further, ISA was more prevalent in sirolimus-eluting than in paclitaxel-eluting stents (58% vs. 37%; p = 0.02). Stent fractures were found both in DES (16%) and BMS (24%); p = 0.28, and not related to time of stent thrombosis occurrence. For stents with nominal diameters ≥ 2.75 mm, 38% of the DES and 22% of the BMS had a minimum stent area of less than 5 mm²; p = 0.14.

Conclusions

Very late stent thrombosis was more prevalent and associated with more extensive ISA in DES than in BMS treated patients. Stent fracture was a common finding in ST after DES and BMS implantation.     

Simultaneous multivessel acute drug-eluting stent thrombosis

Stent thrombosis (ST) in the era of bare metal stents (BMS) using high-pressure stent deployment and combined anti-platelet therapy is an uncommon but feared complication. There is concern for an elevated risk of stent thrombosis (ST) with drug-eluting stents (DES). We describe a case of simultaneous multivessel drug-eluting stent thrombosis 8 h after deployment of paclitaxel-eluting stents in the right coronary (RCA) and left anterior descending (LAD) arteries.     

Late stent malapposition with marked positive vascular remodeling observed only at the site of drug-eluting stents after multivessel coronary stenting

A 74-year-old woman presented with effort-induced chest pain. Diagnostic coronary angiography revealed three-vessel disease. A successful angioplasty was performed with two sirolimus-eluting stents placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and left circumflex artery (LCX). The right coronary artery (RCA) was treated with a bare-metal stent. Follow-up angiography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) assessment were performed 8 months later, which showed late stent malapposition (LSM) with marked positive vascular remodeling around the drug-eluting stents (DES) in both LAD and LCX lesions, but there was no evidence of ectatic area around the BMS in the RCA lesion. Compared with the baseline IVUS, a significant increase in external elastic membrane (EEM) cross-sectional area was found. Twenty-seven months later, we performed repeat follow-up angiography. Intravascular ultrasound still showed vessel malapposition. A previous report showed that aneurysmal dilatation of the stented segment with severe localized hypersensitivity reaction could be a potential cause of late thrombosis after DES implantation. If LSM is related to hypersensitivity of the DES, it may have a potential risk of adverse events. Although there is a paucity of data regarding malapposition as the cause of adverse events, careful long-term follow-up of patients with vessel enlargement after DES placement is recommended.     

OCT对冠状动脉介入术后即刻支架周围组织结构改变的评价

目的通过光学相干断层成像(OCT)初步评价冠状动脉内支架术后即刻支架周围组织结构特点。方法随机入选15例冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病(冠心病)行支架置入术患者,在患者置入支架后用OCT成像系统评价术后即刻支架释放情况及支架贴壁情况。结果15例患者共置入36枚支架,OCT检查得到满意图像并显示有14例患者冠状动脉内支架各部分充分释放,支架与血管壁贴合良好,无斑块组织向血管腔内突入,支架连接处贴合好;有1例患者支架部分节段释放不充分,支架与血管壁贴合不良,支架连接处贴合欠佳。结论OCT检查可充分评价支架释放及血管壁贴合和支架连接处管壁贴合情况,是检查支架术后支架周围组织结构的一种重要方法。     

Stent malapposition,as a potential mechanism of very late stent thrombosis after bare-metal stent implantation: A case report

A 90-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. He had a history of post-infarction angina pectoris 79 months ago and had a bare-metal stent (BMS) implanted in the proximal left anterior descending artery at our hospital. Emergent coronary angiography demonstrated thrombotic occlusion in the previously stented segment. After catheter thrombectomy, antegrade flow was restored, but 90% stenosis with haziness persisted in the proximal and distal portions of the previously stented segment. Intravascular ultrasound imaging showed interstrut cavities or stent malapposition at the proximal and distal sites of stented segment. In close proximity to the sites, residual thrombi were also observed. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrated neither lipid-laden neointimal tissue nor rupture but clearly demonstrated residual thrombus adjacent to the malapposed region in addition to the stent malapposition. PCI with balloon was successfully performed and stent apposition was confirmed by OCT. Stent malapposition is an unusual mechanism of very late stent thrombosis after BMS implantation. OCT can clearly reveal the etiology of stent thrombosis.     

Long-term clinical outcomes of drug-eluting stents vs. bare-metal stents in Chinese geriatric patients

Background & Objective Little is known about the relative efficacies of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare-metal stents (BMS) in elderly patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome for geriatric patients who received either DES or BMS. Methods From January 2002 to October 2005, 199 consecutive Chinese geriatric patients (≥ 75 years old) underwent PCI with coronary DES or BMS implantation at our institution. We analyzed the major clinical end points that included all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization (TLR), stent thrombosis, and bleeding complications. Results The three-year cumulative rates of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, and myocardial infarction were significantly lower in the DES group (6.3%, 3.6%, 5.4%) compared with the BMS group (16.2%, 11.5%, 14.9%; P < 0.05). No significant differences were found in the three-year cumulative rate for target lesion revascularization (6.3% vs. 4.6%, P = 0.61) or stent thrombosis (3.6% vs. 2.3%, P = 0.70). Likewise, there were no statistically significant differences in the cumulative rate for intracranial hemorrhage, or major and minor hemorrhage at three years. Conclusions DES-based PCI was associated with a significant reduction in the three-year cumulative rate of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, and myocardial infarction compared with BMS, without increased risk of TLR, stent thrombosis, or bleeding complications at three years in this group of Chinese geriatric patients.     

Dissection flap protruding through stent struts

A 64-year-old male with unstable angina underwent direct stenting in the proximal and mid-left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) lesions. Although coronary angiography showed a good result, intravascular ultrasound imaging revealed a dissection flap protruding through the struts of the stent in the proximal LAD. Another stent was deployed in the first stent (stent-in-stent) to seal it. The patient's in-hospital course was uneventful. Subacute stent thrombosis was not observed.     

Safety and efficacy of the Yukon Choice Flex sirolimus-eluting coronary stent in an all-comers population cohort

Aims

The use of biodegradable-polymer drug-eluting stents has been shown to provide favorable results when compared with durable polymer drug-eluting stents and long-term follow up data have recently shown significant reductions in terms of very late stent thrombosis.Aim of the present study was to assess the safety and efficacy profile of a novel biodegradable polymer DES, the Yukon Choice Flex sirolimus-eluting stent.

Methods

We report here the one-year clinical outcomes associated with the use of the Yukon Choice Flex sirolimus-eluting stent in an all-comers patient population. The present stent represents a further refinement of the stent platform tested in the ISAR TEST 3 and 4 randomized clinical trials. A total of 778 consecutive patients undergoing implantation of this stent were enrolled in the present observational study and prospectively followed for one year.

Results

The use of the Yukon Choice Flex stent in a patient population with complex coronary lesion morphology was associated with optimal immediate angiographic results. At one year follow up the rates of death, myocardial infarction, definite stent thrombosis and ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization were respectively 2.4%, 1.9%, 0.3% and 11.3%.

Conclusions

The use of the sirolimus-eluting biodegradable polymer Yukon Choice Flex stent in an all-comers population of patients with complex coronary artery disease is associated with a favorable safety and efficacy profile up to one year follow up.     

Late stent fracture – A potential role of left ventricular dilatation

Background

Coronary stent fracture is an under-recognized event but one that has been reported frequently in the drug-eluting stent era. Most reported cases of stent fracture occurred within days to two years after implantation, and are related to stent thrombosis and restenosis.

Case report

Presentation of a 69-year-old male with a history of arterial hypertension and previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and with implantation of three overlapping drug-eluting stents (DES) on proximal-to-middle left anterior descending artery (LAD). At five-year outpatient evaluation, the patient was found to have a new left bundle branch block associated with mild elevation in Troponin-I value and severe left ventricular dysfunction. The patient recovered as non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and consequently a new coronary angiography showed total occlusion of proximal LAD with multiple stent fracture. Here we discuss the role of left ventricular dilatation as a contributing factor to late drug-eluting stent fracture.

Conclusion

Different anatomical coronary settings have been described as predisposing factors to stent fracture. Consequently, the remodeling of the left ventricle, together with the rise in diastolic pressure, may have affected the shear stress of LAD stents by increasing mechanical forces produced in the diastolic phase on the epicardial vessel. In addition, left ventricular enlargement could have increased the elongation forces on the stent frames by altering the curvature of the stent. All predisposing factors of stent fracture, including coronary and left ventricular issues, need to be considered before stent implantation to avoid stent fracture and clinical sequelae.     

Coexistent in-stent restenosis, late incomplete stent apposition and mural thrombus in a zotarolimus-eluting stent

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have been demonstrated to dramatically reduce the rate of in-stent restenosis (ISR). However, some studies found an increased rate of late incomplete stent apposition (ISA) and late stent thrombosis (ST) in DES compared to traditional bare-metal stents (BMS). Endeavor stent, a new cobalt-alloy DES coated with phosphorylcholine and zotarolimus, has been reported to have a very favorable safety profile with few documented late-acquired ISA and late ST. In the present report, we described an interesting case with coexistent ISR, late ISA and mural thrombus in an Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent 8 months after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.     

Drug-eluting stent thrombosis: results from a pooled analysis including 10 randomized studies

OBJECTIVES: We compared the risk of stent thrombosis (ST) after drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare-metal stents (BMS), and tested the hypothesis that the risk of DES thrombosis is related to stent length. BACKGROUND: Whether DES increase the risk of ST remains unclear. Given the very low restenosis rate after drug-eluting stenting, longer stents are frequently implanted for the same lesion length in comparison to BMS. METHODS: We included in a meta-analysis 10 randomized studies comparing DES and BMS. Overall, 5,030 patients were included (2,602 were allocated to DES and 2,428 to BMS). The risk of thrombosis after DES versus BMS was compared, and the relationship between the rate of DES thrombosis and stent length was evaluated. RESULTS: Incidence of ST was not increased in patients receiving DES (0.58% vs. 0.54% for BMS; odds ratio: 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.51 to 2.15; p = 1.000). The overall rate of ST did not differ significantly between patients receiving sirolimus- or paclitaxel-eluting stents (0.57% vs. 0.58%; p = 1.000). We found a significant relation between the rate of ST and the stented length (Y = -1.455 + 0.121 X; 95% CI for beta: 0.014 to 0.227; R = 0.716; p = 0.031). In patients with DES, mean stented length was longer in those suffering ST (23.4 +/- 8.1 mm vs. 21.3 +/- 4.1 mm, p = 0.025). CONCLUSIONS: Drug-eluting stents do not increase the risk of ST, at least under appropriate anti-platelet therapy. The risk of ST after DES implantation is related to stent length.     

Two-year clinical outcomes after large coronary stent (4.0 mm) placement: comparison of bare-metal stent versus drug-eluting stent

Background:

The absolute benefit of drug‐eluting stents (DES) in low‐risk patients and lesions is not well established.

Hypothesis:

The long term clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in a single coronary artery disease may not be affected by the type of stent.

Methods:

This study assessed and compared 2‐year clinical outcomes of 304 consecutive patients (147 BMS patients and 157 DES patients) treated with a single coronary stent (4.0 mm) for single de novo large coronary artery disease in 3 referral cardiac centers. The primary outcome was a composite of major adverse cardiac events at 2 years after the index procedure.

Results:

The reference vessel diameter was similar in both groups (3.92 ± 0.29 mm in BMS vs 3.95 ± 0.24 mm in DES, P = 0.50). Late loss was larger in the BMS group (1.04 ± 0.83 mm vs 0.73 ± 0.91 mm in DES, P = 0.03). The incidence of major adverse cardiac events at the 2‐year clinical follow‐up was very low, 24 of 304 patients (7.9%), regardless of stent type deployed (7.5% in BMS vs 8.3% in DES, P = 0.83). The rate of target vessel revascularization was also similar in both groups (4.8% in BMS vs 5.7% in DES, P = 0.80).

Conclusions:

Two‐year clinical outcomes after PCI with a single large coronary stent (4.0 mm) were excellent. The clinical outcomes were not affected by the type of stent used. Copyright © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The authors have no funding, financial relationships, or conflicts of interest to disclose.     

A case of extended late-phase in-stent restenosis after implantation of a bare-metal stent: intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography and immunohistochemical findings

Although extended late-phase in-stent restenosis has been reported even after implantation of bare-metal stents (BMS), the data resolving the mechanism are sparse. We could obtain intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and immunohistochemical findings by retrieving the material that prolapsed distal to the stent after balloon angioplasty for the in-stent restenosis 12 years after BMS implantation in a 76-year-old man. OCT showed homogeneous high signal in the distal segment and high signal accompanied by attenuation in the proximal segment. Low signals around the stent struts and tubular structure in the deep layer were also detected, suggesting the existence of inflammation and neovascularization, respectively. Fibrous collagenous plaque was adjacent to the lesion where polymorphic smooth muscle cells (immunoreactivity to smooth muscle cell α-actin) proliferates with rich proteoglycan at the background with invasion of macrophages (immunoreactivity to CD 68) as a border. These findings may indicate the multiple healing process after plaque rupture or erosion even in the stented coronary segment.     

Proximal coronary artery intervention: Stent thrombosis,restenosis and death

Background

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of lesions in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) may confer a worse prognosis compared with the proximal right coronary artery (RCA) and left circumflex coronary artery (LCX).

Methods

From May 2005, to May 2011 we identified all PCIs for proximal, one-vessel coronary artery disease in the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR). We evaluated restenosis, stent thrombosis (ST) and mortality in the LAD as compared to the RCA and LCX according to stent type, bare metal (BMS) or drug-eluting stents (DES).

Results

7840 single vessel proximal PCI procedures were identified. Mean follow-up time was 792 days. No differences in restenosis or ST were seen between the LAD and the RCA. The frequency of restenosis and ST was higher in the proximal LAD compared to the proximal LCX (restenosis: hazard ratio (HR) 2.28, confidence interval (CI) 1.56–3.34 p < 0.001; ST: HR 2.32, CI 1.11–4.85 p = 0.024). We found no difference in mortality related to coronary artery. In the proximal LAD, DES implantation was associated with a lower restenosis rate (HR 0.39, CI 0.27–0.55 p < 0.001) and mortality (HR 0.58, CI 0.41–0.82 p = 0.002) compared with BMS. In the proximal RCA and LCX, DES use was not associated with lower frequency of clinical restenosis or mortality.

Conclusions

Following proximal coronary artery intervention restenosis was more frequent in the LAD than in the LCX. Solely in the proximal LAD we found DES use to be associated with a lower risk of restenosis and death weighted against BMS.     

Axial plaque redistribution after coronary stent deployment

We report a case of axial plaque redistribution after coronary stent deployment assessed by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) as well as coronary angiography. A 72-year-old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and a nuclear stress test demonstrating anterior and lateral ischemia was admitted for cardiac catheterization. Coronary angiography and IVUS examination revealed eccentric stenoses in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the left circumflex artery (LCx), just before the bifurcation of the first obtuse marginal branch. After successful LAD stent placement, the LCx was also stented, jailing the obtuse marginal branch. Immediately after dilatation, however, the coronary angiogram showed a new significant stenosis at the distal adjacent segment. IVUS examination after administration of nitroglycerin revealed a secondary critical lesion that was not observed before the interventional procedure. A significant plaque increase at the new lesion site presumably resulted from axial plaque redistribution (extrusion from the stented segment, otherwise known as plaque shift). After additional stenting, the patient had an uneventful course.     

Characterization of plaque prolapse after drug-eluting stent implantation in diabetic patients: a three-dimensional volumetric intravascular ultrasound outcome study.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this research was to evaluate the plaque prolapse (PP) phenomenon after bare-metal (BMS) and drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in patients with diabetes mellitus using 3-dimensional volumetric intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). BACKGROUND: Plaque prolapse has been observed in up to 22% of patients treated with BMS. Diabetic patients have a larger atherothrombotic burden and may be more prone to have PP. However, the incidence of PP and its clinical impact after DES implantation is unknown. METHODS: Three-dimensional IVUS was performed after intervention and at 9-month follow-up in 168 patients with diabetes (205 lesions) treated with bare BX Velocity stents ((BX Velocity/Sonic, Cordis, Johnson & Johnson) (BMS, n = 65), sirolimus-eluting stents (Cypher, Cordis) (SES, n = 69), and paclitaxel-eluting stents (Taxus, Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts) (PES, n = 71). Intravascular ultrasound data at the sites of PP were compared with stented segments without PP in each lesion. Outcomes were evaluated at 9- and 12-month follow-up. RESULTS: There were 42 sites of PP (BMS = 11, SES = 11, PES = 20, p = NS) in 34 stented segments of 205 (16.6%) lesions. Plaque prolapse was more frequent in the right coronary artery and in chronic total occlusion lesions. Post-procedure PP volume was 1.95 mm3 in BMS, 2.96 mm3 in SES, and 4.53 mm3 in PES. At follow-up, tissue volume increased at PP sites in both BMS and PES, but not after SES. Neointimal proliferation was similar between PP and non-PP sites. Stent thrombosis and restenosis rates were similar between PP and non-PP lesions. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of PP after implantation of new generation tubular stents in patients with diabetes remains high. Drug-eluting stent implantation was not associated with increased risk of PP. Plaque prolapse was not associated with stent thrombosis or increased neointimal proliferation.     

Differential healing response attributed to culprit lesions of patients with acute coronary syndromes and stable coronary artery after implantation of drug-eluting stents: An optical coherence tomography study

Background

Pathology studies have shown delayed arterial healing in culprit lesions of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) compared with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) after placement of drug-eluting stents (DES). It is unknown whether similar differences exist in-vivo during long-term follow-up. Using optical coherence tomography (OCT), we assessed differences in arterial healing between patients with ACS and stable CAD five years after DES implantation.

Methods and results

A total of 88 patients comprised of 53 ACS lesions with 7864 struts and 35 stable lesions with 5298 struts were suitable for final OCT analysis five years after DES implantation. The analytical approach was based on a hierarchical Bayesian random-effects model. OCT endpoints were strut coverage, malapposition, protrusion, evaginations and cluster formation. Uncovered (1.7% vs. 0.7%, adjusted p = 0.041) or protruding struts (0.50% vs. 0.13%, adjusted p = 0.038) were more frequent among ACS compared with stable CAD lesions. A similar trend was observed for malapposed struts (1.33% vs. 0.45%, adj. p = 0.072). Clusters of uncovered or malapposed/protruding struts were present in 34.0% of ACS and 14.1% of stable patients (adj. p = 0.041). Coronary evaginations were more frequent in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction compared with stable CAD patients (0.16 vs. 0.13 per cross section, p = 0.027).

Conclusion

Uncovered, malapposed, and protruding stent struts as well as clusters of delayed healing may be more frequent in culprit lesions of ACS compared with stable CAD patients late after DES implantation. Our observational findings suggest a differential healing response attributable to lesion characteristics of patients with ACS compared with stable CAD in-vivo.     

Angiographic results of the cobalt chromium Vision and Mini-Vision stents

BACKGROUND:

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have been shown to reduce repeat revascularizations compared with their bare-metal stent (BMS) platforms. Modern BMS may be associated with better angiographic results compared with the older BMS platforms. In the Basel Stent Kosten Effektivitats Trial (BASKET), target vessel revascularization after six months was nonsignificantly different between DES and BMS with clinical follow-up.

OBJECTIVES:

To evaluate angiographic results of the cobalt chromium Vision and Mini-Vision stents (Abbott Vascular, USA).

METHODS:

A total of 247 consecutive patients with 293 de novo lesions in native coronary arteries were treated with cobalt chromium Vision (n=184; stent diameter 2.75 mm to 4.0 mm) or Mini-Vision stents (n=109; stent diameter 2.0 mm to 2.5 mm), and scheduled for six months of angiographic follow-up. The primary end point was in-stent late loss after six months.

RESULTS:

Acute coronary syndromes were present in 83.4% (n=206) of patients. The preinterventional reference diameter of Vision stents was 2.70±0.34 mm and for Mini-Vision stents, it was 2.13±0.27 mm (P<0.001). Clinical and angiographic follow-up was 98.0% and 51.2%, respectively. In the Vision group, in-stent late loss was 0.64±0.67 mm and the binary rest-enosis rate was 17.9%. In the Mini-Vision group, in-stent late loss was 0.82±0.71 mm and the restenosis rate was 45.4%. No difference in occurrence of restenosis within the segments proximal or distal to the stent was observed. The restenotic pattern was predominantly focal with a short length of 7.9±4.4 mm.

CONCLUSIONS:

The use of the cobalt chromium Vision stent for the treatment of de novo lesions was associated with a low late loss and binary angiographic restenosis rate.