Mechanism of coronary artery restenosis after stenting for acute myocardial infarction

Arnd Schaefer; Gunnar Klein; Dieter Fischer; Gerd Peter Meyer; Helmut Drexler; Dirk Hausmann

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.062

Mechanism of coronary artery restenosis after stenting for acute myocardial infarction

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Oct 15;94(8):1037-40. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.062.

Authors

Arnd Schaefer¹, Gunnar Klein, Dieter Fischer, Gerd Peter Meyer, Helmut Drexler, Dirk Hausmann

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany. schaefer.arnd@hannover.de

PMID: 15476620
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.062

Abstract

In this intravascular ultrasound study, the mechanism of restenosis after stenting in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was investigated in 33 patients 6 months after primary coronary intervention for AMI. Restenosis after stenting for AMI was primarily caused by stent underexpansion, not by neointima formation.

MeSH terms

Coronary Restenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Restenosis / etiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Stents*
Ultrasonography