TCTAP C-075 Reverse Wire Technique After the Stent Implantation

Stent thrombosis after drug eluting stent implantation.

ince stent thrombosis (ST) is one of the serious and mortal complications after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), especially drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, we are eager that the means of predicting and preventing ST be established. Several studies have reported an association between inflammation and stent thrombogenicity. In a clinical setting, Hwang et al1 reported a positive ...

Stent Fracture after Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation

Compared with bare-metal stents, drug-eluting stents (DES) have greatly reduced the risk of in-stent restenosis (ISR) by inhibiting neointimal growth. Nevertheless, DES are still prone to device failure, which may lead to cardiac events. Recently, stent fracture (SF) has emerged as a potential mechanism of DES failure that is associated with ISR. Stent fracture is strongly related to stent type...

Plasma levels of C-reactive protein after coronary stent implantation.

AIMS This study was designed to investigate the role of inflammation on the occurrence of angiographic restenosis 6 months after coronary stent implantation and the influence of different kinds of antithrombotic and antiplatelet strategies on inflammation. METHODS AND RESULTS In an open randomized trial, 40 consecutive patients were treated with aspirin (100 mg. day(-1)) and either ticlopidin...

drug-eluting stent fracture within 6 days after stent implantation

Coronary stent implantation technique: prolonged inflation time maximizes stent expansion.

OBJECTIVES To determine whether longer periods of stent balloon inflation result in greater minimal luminal diameter (MLD) as measured by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA), and to determine whether measured size correlated with that predicted by pressure-diameter nomograms. METHODS Seventy-four stents were implanted in 52 patients. Stent acquisitions at a steady inflation pressure were tak...