Increased Thin-Cap Neoatheroma and Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction in Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis
Author(s) -
Ziad A. Ali,
Tomasz Roleder,
Jagat Narula,
Bibhu D. Mohanty,
Usman Baber,
Jason C. Kovacic,
Gary S. Mintz,
Fumiyuki Otsuka,
Stephen Pan,
Renu Virmani,
Samin K. Sharma,
Pedro R. Moreno,
Annapoorna Kini
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.112.000248
Subject(s) - interquartile range , restenosis , medicine , neointima , stent , intravascular ultrasound , myocardial infarction , cardiology , drug eluting stent , bare metal stent , optical coherence tomography , percutaneous coronary intervention , radiology
Re-endothelialization is delayed after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. In this setting, neointima is more prone to become lipid laden and develop neoatherosclerosis (NA), potentially increasing plaque vulnerability.
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