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Elastic recoil of coronary stents: A comparative analysis
Author(s) -
Barragan Paul,
Rieu Régis,
Garitey Vincent,
Roquebert PierreOlivier,
Sainsous Joël,
Silvestri Marc,
Bayet Gilles
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200005)50:1<112::aid-ccd25>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - elastic recoil , medicine , stent , restenosis , balloon , recoil , coronary stent , nuclear medicine , biomedical engineering , cardiology , radiology , physics , quantum mechanics , lung
Minimum elastic recoil (ER) has became an essential feature of new coronary stents when deployed in artheromatous lesions of various morphologies. The ER of coronary stent might be an important component of 6‐month restenosis rate by minimizing the luminal loss. We evaluated the intrinsic ER of 23 coronary stents with a mechanical test bench. The amount of ER for one size of stent (3.0 mm) was quantified using a 3D optical contactless machine (Smartscope MVP, Rochester, NY). The stents were expanded on their own balloon for the precrimped stents; the uncrimped stents were expended using identical 3.0‐mm balloons. Two types of measurements were done without exterior stress and with a 0.2‐bar exterior stress, directly on the stent at the end of balloon expansion, immediately after balloon deflation, and then 30 min, 60 min, and 120 min after. ER ranged from 1.54% ± 0.81% (Bestent BES 15) to 16.51% ± 2.89% (Paragon stent) without stress ( P < 0.01) and from 2.35% ± 1.14% (Bestent BES 15) to 18.34% ± 2.41% (Cook GR2) under 0.2‐bar pressure ( P < 0.0001). Furthermore, there was a significant reduction between the mean result of tubular stents (TS) and coil stents (CS). The results of in vitro mechanical tests may confirm strongly the interest of a minimum ER in the prevention of the 6‐month restenosis. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 50:112–119, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.