Morphological Predictors of Restenosis After Coronary Stenting in Humans
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- 25 June 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Circulation
- Vol. 105 (25), 2974-2980
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000019071.72887.bd
Abstract
Background — Experimental studies suggest that arterial injury and inflammation lead to increased neointimal growth after stenting. Despite the increased use of coronary stents in humans, there are only limited pathological data on the morphological features of in-stent restenosis. Methods and Results — Detailed histology was performed on 116 stents, implanted ≥90 days in 87 coronary arteries, from 56 patients (mean age, 59±13 years). The mean duration of stent implant was 10 months. In-stent restenosis was defined as a stent area stenosis of >75%. Lumen area increased as stent area increased ( r 2 =0.27, P =0.0001), but there was a much stronger correlation between stent area and neointimal area ( r 2 =0.70, P P P =0.0001), inflammatory cell density ( P P P =0.04) and inflammatory cell density ( P =0.03). Neointimal inflammatory cell content was 2.4-fold greater in stents with restenosis versus no restenosis, and inflammation was associated with increased neoangiogenesis. Conclusions — Coronary stenting that is accompanied by medial damage or penetration of the stent into a lipid core induces increased arterial inflammation, which is associated with increased neointimal growth. These data suggest the use of stenting strategies that reduce inflammation and neoangiogenesis to reduce the incidence of restenosis.Keywords
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