Prati, F.

The fate of incomplete stent apposition with drug-eluting stents: An optical coherence tomography-based natural history study (Article)

2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Aims To assess the fate of incomplete stent apposition (ISA) after deployment of sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs).Methods and resultsThirty-two patients having intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided PCI with SESs underwent assessment of stent deployment with quantitative coronary angiography, IVUS, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) pre-procedure, post-procedure, and at 10 months follow-up. Incomplete stent apposition was defined as separation of a stent strut from the inner vessel wall by >160 m. At follow-up, 4.67 of struts with ISA at deployment failed to heal and 7.59 which were well apposed did not develop neointimal hyperplasia even after 10 months. Lesion remodelling was responsible for the development of late ISA in only 0.37 of struts. Failure of adequate neointimal hyperplasia was quantitatively the most important mechanism responsible for persistent acute ISA, classified in previous studies, which relied only on follow-up OCT, as late ISA. Thrombus was visualized in 20.6 of struts with ISA at follow-up and in 2.0 of struts with a good apposition (P < 0.001).ConclusionIn patients with SESs, ISA can fail to heal and even complete apposition can be associated with no neointimal hyperplasia. Incomplete stent apposition without neointimal hyperplasia was significantly associated with the presence of OCT-detected thrombus at follow-up, and may constitute a potent substrate for late stent thrombosis

Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and clinical applications of optical coherence tomography: Physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis (Article)

2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel intravascular imaging modality, based on infrared light emission, that enables a high resolution arterial wall imaging, in the range of 10-20 microns. This feature of OCT allows the visualization of specific components of the atherosclerotic plaques. The aim of the present Expert Review Document is to address the methodology, terminology and clinical applications of OCT for qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis.

Usefulness of three-dimensional reconstruction for interpretation and quantitative analysis of intracoronary ultrasound during stent deployment. (Article)

1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In conclusion, on-line 3-D ICUS is feasible during stent implantation, more sensitive than 2-D ICUS in the assessment of optimal stent expansion, and requires a shorter time for analysis.

Three dimensional reconstruction of cross sectional intracoronary ultrasound: clinical or research tool? (Article)

1995-01-01T00:00:00Z