TY - JOUR
T1 - The contribution of "mechanical" problems to instent restenosis
T2 - An intravascular ultrasonographic analysis of 1090 consecutive in-stent restenosis lesions
AU - Castagna, Marco T.
AU - Mintz, Gary S.
AU - Leiboff, Bjorlanca O.
AU - Ahmed, Javed M.
AU - Mehran, Roxana
AU - Satler, Lowell F.
AU - Kent, Kenneth M.
AU - Pichard, Augusto D.
AU - Weissman, Neil J.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Objectives: Serial intravascular ultrasonographic (IVUS) studies have shown that in-stent restenosis is the result of intimal hyperplasia (IH). However, routine preintervention IVUS imaging has suggested that many restenotic stents were inadequately deployed. The purpose of this IVUS study was to determine the incidence of mechanical problems contributing to instent restenosis (ISR). Methods: Between April 1994 and June 2000, 1090 patients with ISR were treated at the Washington Hospital Center. All underwent preintervention IVUS imaging. IVUS measurements included proximal and distal reference lumen areas and diameters; stent, minimum lumen, and IH (stent minus lumen) areas; and IH burden (IH/stent area). Results: In 49 ISR lesions (4.5%), there were morphologic findings that contributed to the restenosis. These were termed mechanical complications. Examples include (1) missing the lesion (eg, an aorto-ostial stenosis), (2) stent "crush," and (3) having the stent stripped off the balloon during the implantation procedure. Excluding mechanical complications, stent underexpansion was common. In 20% of the ISR cases the stents had a cross-sectional area (CSA) at the site of the lesion <80% of the average reference lumen area. Twenty percent of lesions had a minimum stent area <5.0 mm2 and an additional 18% had a minimum stent area of 5.0 to 6.0 mm2. Twenty-four percent of lesions had an IH burden <60%. Conclusion: Mechanical problems related to stent deployment procedures contribute to a significant minority of ISR lesions.
AB - Objectives: Serial intravascular ultrasonographic (IVUS) studies have shown that in-stent restenosis is the result of intimal hyperplasia (IH). However, routine preintervention IVUS imaging has suggested that many restenotic stents were inadequately deployed. The purpose of this IVUS study was to determine the incidence of mechanical problems contributing to instent restenosis (ISR). Methods: Between April 1994 and June 2000, 1090 patients with ISR were treated at the Washington Hospital Center. All underwent preintervention IVUS imaging. IVUS measurements included proximal and distal reference lumen areas and diameters; stent, minimum lumen, and IH (stent minus lumen) areas; and IH burden (IH/stent area). Results: In 49 ISR lesions (4.5%), there were morphologic findings that contributed to the restenosis. These were termed mechanical complications. Examples include (1) missing the lesion (eg, an aorto-ostial stenosis), (2) stent "crush," and (3) having the stent stripped off the balloon during the implantation procedure. Excluding mechanical complications, stent underexpansion was common. In 20% of the ISR cases the stents had a cross-sectional area (CSA) at the site of the lesion <80% of the average reference lumen area. Twenty percent of lesions had a minimum stent area <5.0 mm2 and an additional 18% had a minimum stent area of 5.0 to 6.0 mm2. Twenty-four percent of lesions had an IH burden <60%. Conclusion: Mechanical problems related to stent deployment procedures contribute to a significant minority of ISR lesions.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0035210255
U2 - 10.1067/mhj.2001.119613
DO - 10.1067/mhj.2001.119613
M3 - Article
C2 - 11717599
AN - SCOPUS:0035210255
SN - 0002-8703
VL - 142
SP - 970
EP - 974
JO - American Heart Journal
JF - American Heart Journal
IS - 6
ER -