title: Comparative endoluminal visualization of TAXUS crush-stenting at 9 months follow-up by intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography.
abstract: We report a case of crush-stenting with Paclitaxel-eluting TAXUS stents in a left anterior descending artery (LAD) bifurcation lesion. In order to obtain precise information on the mid-term neointimal response of the main vessel to this approach, we evaluated the patient angiographically 9 months later, including intravascular visualization with optical coherence tomography (OCT), a new high resolution imaging technique, and IVUS. The evaluation revealed that there was a homogeneous neointimal coverage of the main vessel stents without evidence of significant recurrent lumen renarrowing or malappositions. Compared to IVUS, OCT proved the coverage of the stent struts adjacent to the vessel wall with a superior imaging quality and, in addition, provided new insights into the stent performance at the open bifurcation site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology/Angiology, Heart Center Siegburg, Ringstrasse 49, 53721, Siegburg, Germany. L.Buellesfeld@KHSU.de
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Buellesfeld
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gerckens
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grube
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D017239:Paclitaxel