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Frequency and determinants of black holes in sirolimus-eluting stent restenosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16877780     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: In-stent neointimal hyperplasia typically has a homogenous echoreflective appearance during intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging. However, the neointimal hyperplasia of some brachytherapy failure lesions contains a very echolucent, dark zone that has been termed black hole. We sought to investigate the frequency and determinants of black holes (BH) after sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation. METHODS: A prospective, consecutive series of 33 intrastent SES restenosis (> 50% neointimal hyperplasia with a minimal lumen area < 4.0 mm2) was studied with IVUS. Patients were divided into 2 groups: 8 patients with BH versus 25 patients without BH. RESULTS: Fifty percent of the BH cases occurred in saphenous vein graft lesions. BH tissue was noticed in 8% of all patients with in-stent restenosis. Three patients in each group had previous vascular brachytherapy failure (p = 0.1). Compared to non-BH cases, a greater proportion of BH cases occurred after SES treatment of bare-metal stent restenosis (75% vs. 32%; p = 0.035). BH cases presented earlier (89.9 +/- 34.3 vs. 161.3 +/- 78.8 days; p = 0.001) with more severe in-stent restenosis, as indicated by greater absolute and relative amounts of neointimal hyperplasia (41.3 +/- 10.0 vs. 26.9 +/- 19.5 mm3; p = 0.012, and 19.6 +/- 6.8 vs. 10.4 +/- 7.9%; p = 0.0001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Echolucent restenotic tissue (black hole) is more often observed in SES restenosis after treatment of saphenous vein graft lesions or treatment of bare-metal stent restenosis. It occurs earlier and is more severe than typical SES failures.
Authors:
Jose de Ribamar Costa; Gary S Mintz; Stéphane G Carlier; Kenichi Fujii; Koichi Sano; Masashi Kimura; Kaoru Tanaka; Joanna Lui; Jeffrey W Moses; Martin B Leon
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of invasive cardiology     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1557-2501     ISO Abbreviation:  J Invasive Cardiol     Publication Date:  2006 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-07-31     Completed Date:  2006-09-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8917477     Medline TA:  J Invasive Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  348-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Cardiovascular Research Foundation and Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Coronary Restenosis / epidemiology*,  etiology,  ultrasonography
Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
Equipment Design
Female
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / therapy
Humans
Incidence
Male
Metals
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Saphenous Vein / transplantation
Sirolimus / administration & dosage*
Stents / adverse effects*
Ultrasonography, Interventional
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Metals; 53123-88-9/Sirolimus

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