umirolimus and Coronary-Occlusion

Few data are available on long-term follow-up of drug-eluting stents in the treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO). The LEADERS CTO sub-study compared the long-term results in CTO and non-CTO lesions of a Biolimus A9™-eluting stent (BES) with a sirolimus-eluting stent (SES).. Among 1,707 patients enrolled in the prospective, multi-center, all-comers LEADERS trial, 81 with CTOs were treated with either a BES (n = 45) or a SES (n = 36). The primary endpoint was the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE): cardiac death, myocardial infarction (MI) and clinically-indicated target vessel revascularization (TVR).. At 5 years, the rate of MACE was numerically higher in the CTO group than in the non-CTO group (29.6% vs. 23.3%; p = 0.173), with a significant increase in the incidence of target lesion revascularization (TLR) (21.0 vs. 12.6; p = 0.033), but no difference in stent thrombosis (ST). Patients with CTO receiving a BES demonstrated a lower incidence of MACE (22.2% vs. 38.9%; p = 0.147) with a significant reduction in TLR compared to patients receiving a SES (11.1% vs. 33.3%, p = 0.0214) with an incidence similar to that observed in the non-CTO group treated with BES (11.6%). Definite ST at 5 years nearly halved in the BES group (4.4% vs. 8.3%, p = 0.478) with no ST in the BES group after the first year (0% vs. 8.3%, p for interaction = 0.009).. The use of a BES showed a reduction in MACE, TVR, TLR, and ST over time in the CTO subset with similar outcome as for non-CTO lesions.

Topics: Absorbable Implants; Chronic Disease; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Occlusion; Drug-Eluting Stents; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; Male; Middle Aged; Polymers; Prospective Studies; Prosthesis Design; Sirolimus; Treatment Outcome

There have been no randomized studies comparing intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided versus conventional angiography-guided chronic total occlusion (CTO) intervention using new-generation drug-eluting stent Therefore, we conducted a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial designed to test the hypothesis that IVUS-guided CTO intervention is superior to angiography-guided intervention.. After successful guidewire crossing, 402 patients with CTOs were randomized to the IVUS-guided group (n=201) or the angiography-guided group (n=201) and secondarily randomized to Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stents or Nobori biolimus-eluting stents. The primary and secondary end points were cardiac death and a major adverse cardiac event defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, or target-vessel revascularization, respectively. After 12-month follow-up, the rate of cardiac death was not significantly different between the IVUS-guided group (0%) and the angiography-guided group (1.0%; P by log-rank test=0.16). However, major adverse cardiac event rates were significantly lower in the IVUS-guided group than that in the angiography-guided group (2.6% versus 7.1%; P=0.035; hazard ratio, 0.35; 95% confidence interval, 0.13-0.97). Occurrence of the composite of cardiac death or myocardial infarction was significantly lower in the IVUS-guided group (0%) than in the angiography-guided group (2.0%; P=0.045). The rates of target-vessel revascularization were not significantly different between the 2 groups. In the comparison between Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent and Nobori biolimus-eluting stent, major adverse cardiac event rates were not significantly different (4.0% versus 5.7%; P=0.45).. Although IVUS-guided CTO intervention did not significantly reduce cardiac mortality, this randomized study demonstrated that IVUS-guided CTO intervention might improve 12-month major adverse cardiac event rate after new-generation drug-eluting stent implantation when compared with conventional angiography-guided CTO intervention.. URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01563952.

Topics: Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Occlusion; Drug-Eluting Stents; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Prospective Studies; Random Allocation; Sirolimus; Ultrasonography, Interventional

The unique physical properties of optical coherence tomography (OCT) make it a useful technique in the study of restenosis mechanisms. In fact, OCT is able to differentiate between neointimal proliferation and neoatherosclerosis within the stent. We report a rare case of occlusive neoatherosclerosis presenting beyond one year after a successful drug-eluting stent implantation. The impact of OCT findings in the clinical decision making process is emphasized.

Topics: Aged; Cardiovascular Agents; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Occlusion; Coronary Restenosis; Coronary Vessels; Drug-Eluting Stents; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Male; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Plaque, Atherosclerotic; Retreatment; Sirolimus; Stents; Time Factors; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Treatment Outcome

This study aimed at evaluating the outcome of Biolimus eluting stent (BES) implantation in the treatment of chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO). We identified patients who underwent successful angioplasty for a CTO lesion with ≥1 BES between June 2008 and March 2012. All patients were followed up for major adverse cardiac events (MACE), which comprised death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular accident, target vessel revascularization (TVR), target lesion revascularization (TLR) and stent thrombosis. 125 patients underwent successful CTO angioplasty with ≥1 Biolimus-eluting stents. Mean age was 63.8 ± 12.0 years, and 82.4 % were males. Lesion location was right coronary artery (n = 80, 64 %), left anterior descending artery (n = 35, 28 %) and left circumflex artery (n = 10, 8 %). During follow-up of 579 ± 293 days, all cause mortality was n = 8 (6.4 %) patients, non-fatal MI was n = 3 (2.4 %), TVR was n = 3 (2.4 %) and TLR was n = 1 (0.8 %). Overall MACE was, therefore, n = 15 (12 %). BES is safe and effective in treatment of CTO lesions, with a low rate of major adverse cardiovascular events during follow-up.

Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Coronary Occlusion; Drug-Eluting Stents; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Retrospective Studies; Sirolimus; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome

We present an interesting case illustrating how coronary optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) examination can be used to guide revascularization of a complex chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a patient presenting to our hospital with a 2-year history of angina, dyspnea, and a positive treadmill test. This case demonstrates the potential clinical role of high-resolution OFDI to optimize coronary stent implantation. OFDI may help to limit the coronary area covered by stents to the true coronary lesion.

Topics: Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Chronic Disease; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Occlusion; Coronary Vessels; Drug-Eluting Stents; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Regional Blood Flow; Sirolimus; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Treatment Outcome