Mechanism of coronary artery restenosis after stenting for acute myocardial infarction.
In this intravascular ultrasound study, the mechanism of restenosis after stenting in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was investigated in 33 patients 6 months after primary coronary intervention for AMI. Restenosis after stenting for AMI was primarily caused by stent underexpansion, not by neointima formation.
Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany. schaefer.arnd@hannover.de
Arnd
A
Schaefer
Gunnar
G
Klein
Dieter
D
Fischer
Gerd Peter
GP
Meyer
Helmut
H
Drexler
Dirk
D
Hausmann
D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D015607:Stents; D014463:Ultrasonography