Intravascular ultrasound assessment of minimum lumen area and intimal hyperplasia in in-stent restenosis after drug-eluting or bare-metal stent implantation. The Nordic Intravascular Ultrasound Study (NIVUS)

Drug-eluting stents (DES) reduce the risk of restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. The aim of the study was to evaluate, by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), the minimum lumen area site in the stented segment and the distribution of intimal hyperplasia in patients presenting with a DES or bare-metal stent (BMS) in-stent restenosis.

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - May 12, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lisette Okkels Jensen, Saila Vikman, Lisbeth Antonsen, Petteri Kosonen, Matti Niemel ä, Evald Høj Christiansen, Kari Kervinen, Andrejs Erglis, Jan Harnek, Indulis Kumsars, Leif Thuesen, Kari Niemelä Source Type: research