Serial Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Malapposed struts after Everolimus-Eluting Stent implantation. A subanalysis from the HEAL-EES study

Incomplete stent apposition (ISA) is related to stent thrombosis, which is a serious adverse event. We aim to assess the time-course of ISA after 2nd generation everolimus-eluting stent (EES) implantation.

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - September 2, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kohki Ishida, Shuji Otsuki, Giuseppe Giacchi, Luis Ortega-Paz, Yoshitaka Shiratori, Xavier Freixa, Victoria Mart ín-Yuste, Mónica Masotti, Manel Sabaté, Salvatore Brugaletta Source Type: research