Optical coherence tomography findings after chronic total occlusion interventions: Insights from the “AngiographiC evaluation of the everolimus-eluting stent in chronic Total occlusions” (ACE-CTO) study (NCT01012869)

Daniel P. Sherbet, Georgios Christopoulos, Aris Karatasakis, Barbara Anna Danek, Anna Kotsia, Rachita Navara, Tesfaldet T. Michael, Michele Roesle, Bavana V. Rangan, Donald Haagen, Santiago Garcia, Calin Maniu, Ashish Pershad, Shuaib M. Abdullah, Jeffrey L. Hastings, Dharam J. Kumbhani, Michael Luna, Tayo Addo, Subhash Banerjee, Emmanouil S. Brilakis

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Abstract

Background There is limited information on optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTOs). OCT allows high resolution imaging that can enhance understanding of the vascular response after stenting of chronically occluded vessels. Methods The Angiographic Evaluation of the Everolimus-Eluting Stent in Chronic Total Occlusions (ACE-CTO) study collected angiographic and clinical outcomes from 100 patients undergoing CTO PCI with the everolimus-eluting stent (EES). OCT was performed 8-months post stenting in 62 patients. Every third frame was analyzed throughout the course of the stented arterial segment. Lumen contours were semi-automatically traced and stent struts were manually delineated, with automatic measurement of the strut to lumen distance. Struts on the luminal side of the lumen contour were classified as malapposed if the distance to the lumen contour exceeded 0.108 mm. Results A total of 44,450 struts in 6047 frames were analyzed, of which 4113 9.3%, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 9.0% to 9.5%) were malapposed and 1230 (2.8%, 95% CI 2.6% to 2.9%) were uncovered. Fifty-five of 62 patients (88.7%, 95% CI 78.5% to 98.4%) had at least one malapposed stent strut and 50 patients (80.7%, 95% CI 69.2% to 88.6%) had at least one uncovered stent strut. Mean strut-intimal thickness of the apposed and malapposed struts was 0.126 ± 0.140 mm and − 0.491 ± 0.440 mm, respectively. Conclusion High rates of stent strut malapposition and incomplete stent strut coverage were observed after CTO PCI using EES, highlighting unique challenges associated with stent implantation in CTOs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)444-449
Number of pages6
JournalCardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume17
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2016

Keywords

  • Chronic total occlusion
  • Everolimus-eluting stent
  • Optical coherence tomography
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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