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A Murine Model of Stent Implantation in the Carotid Artery for the Study of Restenosis
Published on: May 14, 2013
In-Stent Restenosis due to Stent Recoil After Third-Generation Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
Yuta Kato1, Atsushi Iwata1, Masayuki Nakamura1
1Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
A 72-year-old man with a heavily calcified coronary lesion underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using a third-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) with thin stent struts. Two months after the PCI, in-stent restenosis due to stent recoil (SR) occurred. An intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) revealed deformed stent struts and heavily calcified coronary plaque. The SR probably occurred due to persistent vessel compression as a result of heavily calcified coronary plaque. We should consider using a DES with thick stent struts rather than a third-generation DES with thin stent struts in patients with a heavily calcified coronary lesion.
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