Impact of peri-stent remodeling on in-stent neointimal proliferation in acute myocardial infarction

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Sep 15;94(6):769-71. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.063.

Abstract

Fifty stented lesions in 50 patients with acute myocardial infarction were studied by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) before and just after stent implantation and at follow-up. Volumetric IVUS analyses revealed that greater peristent positive remodeling after stent implantation was associated with less neointimal proliferation and greater luminal gain at follow-up.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Linear Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Infarction / pathology*
  • Recurrence
  • Stents*
  • Tunica Intima / diagnostic imaging
  • Tunica Intima / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional