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Effect of lumen narrowing within coronary stents on proximal and distal vessel segments following bare metal stent implantation.

Kaneda H, Ako J, Kataoka T, Miyazawa A, Terashima M, Ikeno F, Sonoda S, Shimada Y, Morino Y, Honda Y, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ

Center for Research in Cardiovascular Interventions, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.

Adjacent reference vessel response to smaller lumens at stented segments was examined with 3-dimensional intravascular ultrasound analysis. In 128 patients after bare metal stent implantation, minimal lumen area (MLA) within the stent and average lumen area at distal/proximal adjacent reference segments (5 mm) were obtained at baseline and follow-up. In the smaller in-stent MLA group (MLA <3 mm2), lumen area decreased significantly at the distal edge compared with the larger in-stent MLA group (MLA > or =3 mm2), although no significant difference was seen at the proximal edge. In-stent lumen patency may influence vascular responses at adjacent reference segments after bare metal stent implantation.

Published 1 August 2005 in Am J Cardiol, 96(3): 376-8.
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