Drug-Eluting Stents in Bifurcations Bench Study of Strut Deformation and Coating Lesions
Drug-Eluting Stents in Bifurcations Bench Study of Strut Deformation and Coating Lesions
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DOI:
10.1161/circinterventions.108.846089
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发表时间:
2010-04-01
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
Loirand, Gervaise
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作者:
Guerin, Patrice;Pilet, Paul;Loirand, Gervaise
Background-The use of a drug-eluting stent (DES) has strongly limited the incidence of in-stent restenosis in bifurcation lesions; nevertheless, restenosis still remains a problem at the origin of the bifurcation side branch. The aim of this study is to analyze the consequences of the kissing postdilatation technique on 5 DESs, using microfocus x-ray computerized tomography and scanning electron microscopy.Methods and Results-Five different DESs (Cypher, Cypher Select, Endeavor, Taxus Express, and Taxus Liberte) were deployed using kissing postdilatation protocols in a bench-top model. For all types of DES, microfocus x-ray computerized tomography analysis showed that (1) kissing postdilatation of the stent by 2 coaxial balloons caused elliptic deformation in the proximal segment and (2) kissing postdilatation technique reduced the ratio of potential metal to artery (manufacturer's data/calculated ratio [%]: Cypher, 12.7/8.8; Cypher Select, 13.5/10.2; Endeavor, 19.0/13.3; Taxus Express, 20.5/4.7; Taxus Liberte, 17.9/12.5) and the potential drug application to area in the proximal segment, including the ostial struts (struts adjacent to and lying around the side branch ostium) (manufacturer's data/calculated drug application [mu g/mm(2)]: Cypher, 1.4/1.0; Cypher Select, 1.4/1.1; Endeavor, 1.6/1.1; Taxus Express, 1.0/0.7; Taxus Liberte, 1.0/0.7). Scanning electron microscopy analysis showed a significantly greater coating damage to the ostial struts in all stents evaluated (P