Mechanisms of Very Late Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography.

Taniwaki, Masanori; Radu, Maria D; Zaugg, Serge; Amabile, Nicolas; Garcia-Garcia, Hector M; Yamaji, Kyohei; Jørgensen, Erik; Kelbæk, Henning; Pilgrim, Thomas; Caussin, Christophe; Zanchin, Thomas; Veugeois, Aurelie; Abildgaard, Ulrik; Jüni, Peter; Cook, Stephane; Koskinas, Konstantinos C; Windecker, Stephan; Räber, Lorenz (2016). Mechanisms of Very Late Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography. Circulation, 133(7), pp. 650-660. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.019071

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BACKGROUND

The pathomechanisms underlying very late stent thrombosis (VLST) after implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) are incompletely understood. Using optical coherence tomography, we investigated potential causes of this adverse event.

METHODS AND RESULTS

Between August 2010 and December 2014, 64 patients were investigated at the time point of VLST as part of an international optical coherence tomography registry. Optical coherence tomography pullbacks were performed after restoration of flow and analyzed at 0.4 mm. A total of 38 early- and 20 newer-generation drug-eluting stents were suitable for analysis. VLST occurred at a median of 4.7 years (interquartile range, 3.1-7.5 years). An underlying putative cause by optical coherence tomography was identified in 98% of cases. The most frequent findings were strut malapposition (34.5%), neoatherosclerosis (27.6%), uncovered struts (12.1%), and stent underexpansion (6.9%). Uncovered and malapposed struts were more frequent in thrombosed compared with nonthrombosed regions (ratio of percentages, 8.26; 95% confidence interval, 6.82-10.04; P<0.001 and 13.03; 95% confidence interval, 10.13-16.93; P<0.001, respectively). The maximal length of malapposed or uncovered struts (3.40 mm; 95% confidence interval, 2.55-4.25; versus 1.29 mm; 95% confidence interval, 0.81-1.77; P<0.001), but not the maximal or average axial malapposition distance, was greater in thrombosed compared with nonthrombosed segments. The associations of both uncovered and malapposed struts with thrombus were consistent among early- and newer-generation drug-eluting stents.

CONCLUSIONS

The leading associated findings in VLST patients in descending order were malapposition, neoatherosclerosis, uncovered struts, and stent underexpansion without differences between patients treated with early- and new-generation drug-eluting stents. The longitudinal extension of malapposed and uncovered stent was the most important correlate of thrombus formation in VLST.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Department of Clinical Research (DCR)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Kardiologie
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Kardiologie

UniBE Contributor:

Taniwaki, Masanori, Zaugg, Serge, Pilgrim, Thomas, Windecker, Stephan, Räber, Lorenz

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0009-7322

Publisher:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Language:

English

Submitter:

Doris Kopp Heim

Date Deposited:

01 Mar 2016 11:42

Last Modified:

20 Feb 2024 14:17

Publisher DOI:

10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.019071

PubMed ID:

26762519

Uncontrolled Keywords:

drug-eluting stents stents thrombosis tomography, optical coherence

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.78987

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/78987

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