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.
Schaefer
Arnd
A
Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany. schaefer.arnd@hannover.de
Klein
Gunnar
G
Fischer
Dieter
D
Meyer
Gerd Peter
GP
Drexler
Helmut
H
Hausmann
Dirk
D
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