Drug-eluting stents

Original Contribution

The Impact of Routine and Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided High-Pressure Postdilatation After Drug-Eluting Stent Deployment: The STent OPtimization (STOP) Study

11/26/2014

Omar Rana, DM, MRCP; Nimit C. Shah, MBBS, MRCP, MD; Samuel Wilson, MRCP; Rosie Swallow, MBBS; Peter O‚ÄôKane, MD; Terry Levy, BSc, MBChB

Omar Rana, DM, MRCP; Nimit C. Shah, ...

The STOP study was performed to assess DES routine postdilatation following implantation with IVUS guidance; optimizing final DES-CSA may have long-term clinical benefits, although a randomized study is required.

The STOP study was performed to...

11/26/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Serial Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Stent Strut Distribution and Fracture: An Integrated Analysis of the Taxus IV, V, and VI Trials

09/27/2014

Radoslaw Pracon, MD¹; Maksymilian P. Opolski, MD²; Gary S. Mintz, MD³; Jerzy Pregowski, MD⁴; Mariusz Kruk, MD¹; Jeffrey J. Popma, MD⁵; Lazar Mandinov, MD⁶; Hong Wang⁶; Stephen G. Ellis, MD⁷; Eberhard Grube, MD⁸; Keith D. Dawkins, MD⁶; Gregg W. Stone, MD⁹; Neil J. Weissman, MD²

Radoslaw Pracon, MD1; Maksymilian P....

Non-uniform distribution of drug-eluting stent struts may cause uneven drug deposition associated with an adverse neointimal response and clinical events. This study assesses circumferential stent strut distribution in bare-metal (BMS, n=117)...

Non-uniform distribution of...

09/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Drug-Eluting Stents and Drug-Coated Balloons in Peripheral Interventions

11/06/2008

Thomas Zeller, MD

Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany

Thomas Zeller, MD Herz-Zentrum Bad K...

In the coronaries, the role of drug-eluting stents (DES) is already well defined. However, in the peripheral arteries very limited data exists about their potential benefit.

In the coronaries, the role of...

11/06/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Review

Why Drug-Eluting Stents May Not Work for Most Patients with Leg Ischemia Caused by Below-Knee Arterial Occlusive Disease

09/17/2008

Bosiers et al.

Although the use of stents is common in other peripheral vessels, the application of stents remains highly controversial in the infrapopliteal bed (BTK). In general, infrapopliteal stent implantation is reserved for cases with a suboptimal...

Although the use of stents is...

09/17/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Review

Long-Term Safety and Economic Impact of Drug-Eluting Stents

09/05/2008

Drug-eluting stents (DES) were designed to prevent neointimal proliferation via the controlled release of antiproliferative agents. Two such DES have been approved for use in the United States.

Drug-eluting stents (DES) were...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management