Articles from Marco Costa

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  1. Strut Coverage and Vessel Wall Response to Zotarolimus-Eluting and Bare-Metal Stents Implanted in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Octami (Optical Coherence Tomography in Acute Myocardial Infarction) Study

    Explore Article interventions.onlinejacc.org (Jun 21 2010) Cardiology

    Strut Coverage and Vessel Wall Response to Zotarolimus-Eluting and Bare-Metal Stents Implanted in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Octami (Optical Coherence Tomography in Acute Myocardial Infarction) Study Objectives Using optical coherence tomography, we assessed the proportion of uncovered struts at 6-month follow-up in zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZES), specifically Endeavor (Medtronic CardioVascular, Santa Rosa, California) stents, and identical bare-metal stents (BMS) implanted in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Background Sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents implanted in STEMI have been associated with delayed healing and incomplete strut coverage. ZES are associated with a more complete and uniform strut coverage in stable patients, but whether this holds true also after STEMI is unknown. Methods Forty-four patients with STEMI who underwent primary PCI were randomized to ZES or BMS (3:1 randomization). ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Case Western Reserve University   Marco A. Costa   Hiram G. Bezerra

  2. Unhealed Plaque Ruptures After Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction Assessed by Intracoronary Optical Coherence Tomography: Incidence, Predictors, and Clinical Implication

    Explore Article Circulation (Nov 14 2009) Cardiology

    Backgrounds: Non healing after stenting a ruptured thin capped fibroatheroma in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been suggested to be a possible cause of late stent thrombosis. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides detailed information of ruptured plaques and stent strut coverage. We used OCT to assess the incidence, predictors, and implications of residual plaque rupture after stenting in AMI. Methods: The HORIZONS-AMI trial was a prospective, multicenter, dual arm factorial trial in which pts with AMI were randomized to different antithrombotic regimens and paclitaxel-eluting TAXUS stents vs. bare metal EXPRESS stents (3:1). Clinical follow-up was performed at 12 months, and ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Takashi Kubo   Giulio Guagliumi   Case Western Reserve University

  3. Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and clinical applications of optical coherence tomography: physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis

    Explore Article Oxford Journals (Nov 5 2009) Cardiology

    Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel intravascular imaging modality, based on infrared light emission, that enables a high resolution arterial wall imaging, in the range of 10–20 microns. This feature of OCT allows the visualization of specific components of the atherosclerotic plaques. The aim of the present Expert Review Document is to address the methodology, terminology and clinical applications of OCT for qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Massachusetts General Hospital   Ik-Kyung Jang   Gary S. Mintz

  4. Reproducibility of quantitative optical coherence tomography for stent analysis

    Explore Article eurointervention.org (Jul 5 2009) Cardiology

    Aims: To assess the inter- and intra- observer reproducibility for strut count, strut apposition and strut tissue coverage measurements with optical coherence tomography (OCT).Methods and results: Ten drug-eluting stents (244 frames, 1712 struts) imaged with OCT nine months after implantation were analysed by two independent analysts. One of the analysts repeated the analysis of five stents (120 frames, 795 struts) one week later. Offline analysis was performed with the proprietary LightLab Imaging software. The number of struts was counted and lumen and stent area contours were traced. Tissue coverage thickness was measured at 360 degrees of vessel circumference and in ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Patrick W. Serruys   Evelyn Regar   Hector M. Garcia-Garcia

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