| Literature DB >> 14969627 |
Juan S Muñoz1, Alexandre Abizaid, Gary S Mintz, Mariano Albertal, Andrea S Abizaid, Fausto Feres, Marinella Centemero, Rodolfo Staico, Luiz A Mattos, Ibraim Pinto, Amanda Sousa, J Eduardo Sousa.
Abstract
Drug-eluting stents have been investigated as a treatment option for in-stent restenosis after bare metal stenting. However, it remains unclear whether overlapping drug-eluting stents have a toxic effect on the vessel wall. The aim of this study was to analyze the 1-year intravascular ultrasound findings after 2 overlapping sirolimus-eluting stent implantations in patients with in-stent restenosis lesions. Eight patients required 2 sirolimus-eluting stents, 18 mm in length, for full lesion coverage; these stents were implanted with >1-mm overlap. At 1-year follow-up, there were no significant quantitative changes in intravascular ultrasound measurements within the overlapped segment.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 14969627 DOI： 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.047
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN： 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778