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    2. Assessment of strut coverage of everolimus-eluting platinum chromium stent 2 weeks after implantation by optical coherence tomography

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      Assessment of strut coverage of everolimus-eluting platinum chromium stent 2 weeks after implantation by optical coherence tomography
      The SYNERGY coronary stent is new-generation drug-eluting stents, which has a thin-strut platinumchromium platform with everolimus in a biodegradable polymer applied to the abluminal surface. It would be speculated that favorable arterial healing with early strut coverage could be achieved. The present study investigated the degree of strut coverage using optical coherence tomography (OCT) 2 weeks after SYNERGY implantation and clinical factors contributing to strut coverage. A total of 29 ...
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    3. Microbubble contrast enhancement of neointima after drug-eluting stent implantation: an optical coherence tomography study

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      Microbubble contrast enhancement of neointima after drug-eluting stent implantation: an optical coherence tomography study
      Microvessels within neoatherosclerosis are associated with vulnerability and increase from the early to the very late phase after drug-eluting stent implantation. Microbubble contrast agents have been suggested to enhance tissue microvasculature for optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging. The present study investigated whether OCT signal intensity of neointima within stented segments was enhanced after intracoronary administration of microbubble contrast agents. A total of 40 patients who underwent follow-up coronary angiography after ...
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    4. Impact of low tissue backscattering by optical coherence tomography on endothelial function after drug-eluting stent implantation

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      Impact of low tissue backscattering by optical coherence tomography on endothelial function after drug-eluting stent implantation
      This study evaluated the impact of optical coherence tomography (OCT)-derived low-backscattered tissue on mid-term coronary endothelial function after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Although OCT enables detailed in vivo evaluation of neointimal tissue characterization after DES implantation, its association with physiological vascular healing response is unclear. Thirty-three stable angina pectoris patients underwent OCT examination and endothelial function testing with intracoronary infusion of incremental doses of acetylcholine 8-month after DES implantation ...
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    5. Histopathological validation of optical coherence tomography findings of the coronary arteries

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      Histopathological validation of optical coherence tomography findings of the coronary arteries
      Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a catheter-based imaging modality for the visualization of coronary arteries, is widely used during percutaneous coronary intervention to improve the understanding of the anatomy of coronary artery stenosis and to elucidate the mechanisms of atherosclerosis. In this review, we provide a short description of the histopathological validations of OCT for visualizing atherosclerotic plaques and vascular healing response after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Because OCT measures the ...
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    6. ORGANIZATION OF THROMBUS CONTRIBUTES TO RAPID PROGRESSION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A SERIAL CORONARY ANGIOGRAMS AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY STUDY

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      ORGANIZATION OF THROMBUS CONTRIBUTES TO RAPID PROGRESSION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A SERIAL CORONARY ANGIOGRAMS AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY STUDY
      Background The process of progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) is generally classified as either rapid progression or continuous slight progression in daily clinical practice. However, the precise mechanism of rapid progression in CAD is unknown. Methods This study consists of 62 lesions with clinically significant progression of CAD (10%/year) in which serial coronary angiogram and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed at intervals of approximately 1 year. From ...
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    7. Comparing the vascular response in implantation of self-expanding, bare metal nitinol stents or paclitaxel-eluting nitinol stents in superficial femoral artery lesions: a serial optical frequency domain imaging study

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      Comparing the vascular response in implantation of self-expanding, bare metal nitinol stents or paclitaxel-eluting nitinol stents in superficial femoral artery lesions: a serial optical frequency domain imaging study
      Aims: This study sought to investigate differences in vascular response between self-expanding bare metal nitinol stents (BMS) and paclitaxel-eluting nitinol stents (PES), in superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease, using optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI). Methods and results: Six months after stent implantation, follow-up quantitative vascular angiography (QVA) and OFDI assessment were scheduled to evaluate vascular response. Volume index (VI) was defined as volume divided by stent length. The primary endpoint ...
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    8. Impact of final kissing balloon inflation on vessel healing following drug-eluting stent implantation: Insight from the optical coherence tomography sub-study of the J-REVERSE trial

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      Impact of final kissing balloon inflation on vessel healing following drug-eluting stent implantation: Insight from the optical coherence tomography sub-study of the J-REVERSE trial
      Background We sought to clarify the impact of final kissing inflation (FKI) after single stenting of bifurcation lesions on vessel healing. Methods From the J-REVERSE registry enrolling 303 bifurcation lesions treated with provisional single stenting using sirolimus- (SES) or everolimus-eluting stent (EES), 65 lesions treated with ( n = 30) and without ( n = 35) FKI underwent 9-month follow-up optical coherence tomography. Average stent eccentricity index (SEI: minimum/maximum stent diameter) and neointimal ...
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      Mentions: Kenichi Fujii Ken-ichi Hirata Toshiro Shinke

    9. Differences in Vessel Healing Between Sirolimus- and Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation for Bifurcation Lesions: The J-REVERSE Optical Coherence Tomography Substudy

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      Differences in Vessel Healing Between Sirolimus- and Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation for Bifurcation Lesions: The J-REVERSE Optical Coherence Tomography Substudy
      Background We aimed to clarify the differences in vessel healing after stenting of bifurcation lesions using sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) or everolimus-eluting stents (EESs). Methods J apanese R egistry Study in Comparison Between Ever olimus-Eluting Stent and S irolimus- E luting Stent for the Bifurcation Lesion (J-REVERSE) is a prospective multicentre registry of 303 bifurcation lesions that were treated with provisional SES or EES with or without final kissing inflation. The ...
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      Mentions: Kenichi Fujii Ken-ichi Hirata Toshiro Shinke

    10. Tissue Characterization of In-Stent Neointima Using Optical Coherence Tomography in the Late Phase After Bare-Metal Stent Implantation – An Ex Vivo Validation Study –

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      Tissue Characterization of In-Stent Neointima Using Optical Coherence Tomography in the Late Phase After Bare-Metal Stent Implantation – An Ex Vivo Validation Study –
      Background: We performed an ex vivo study to investigate optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging for differentiating several types of neointimal tissue during the later phases after bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation as compared with histologic results. Methods and Results: OCT imaging was performed in 6 autopsy hearts for 10 BMS with implant duration 4 years. OCT qualitative neointimal tissue characterization was based on tissue structure and classified as homogeneous pattern, heterogeneous ...
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    11. Differences in Vessel Healing between Sirolimus- and Everolimus-eluting Stent Implantation for Bifurcation Lesions: The J-REVERSE OCT Sub-study

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      Differences in Vessel Healing between Sirolimus- and Everolimus-eluting Stent Implantation for Bifurcation Lesions: The J-REVERSE OCT Sub-study
      Background We aimed to clarify the differences in vessel healing after stenting for bifurcation lesions using sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) or everolimus-eluting stent (EES). Methods J-REVERSE is a prospective multicenter registry of 303 bifurcation lesions that were treated with provisional SES or EES with or without final kissing inflation. The first 115 lesions at selected study sites were predefined for inclusion in the optical coherence tomography (OCT) sub-study and 9-month follow-up ...
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      Mentions: Kenichi Fujii Ken-ichi Hirata Toshiro Shinke

    12. Restenosis After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in a Patient With Polycythemia Vera Optical Coherence Tomography and Pathological Findings

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      Restenosis After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in a Patient With Polycythemia Vera Optical Coherence Tomography and Pathological Findings
      An 83-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to diverticular bleeding of the colon. She had a history of everolimus-eluting stent implantation in the left anterior descending artery (31 months before) and the right coronary artery (20 and 31 months before) because of stable angina. She was prescribed aspirin 100 mg/day and clopidogrel 75 mg/day, followed by single antiplatelet therapy by aspirin during the last 8 months ...
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    13. Accuracy of OCT, Grayscale IVUS, and Their Combination for the Diagnosis of Coronary TCFA An Ex Vivo Validation Study

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      Accuracy of OCT, Grayscale IVUS, and Their Combination for the Diagnosis of Coronary TCFA An Ex Vivo Validation Study
      Objectives This study sought to assess the accuracy of optical coherence tomography (OCT), gray-scale intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), and their combination for detecting thin-cap fibroatheromas (TCFA). Background The extent to which the imaging characteristics of OCT and IVUS correlate with histologically defined TCFA is unknown. Methods IVUS and OCT examinations identified focal plaques in 165 coronary arteries from 60 autopsy hearts. A total of 685 pairs of images of OCT and ...
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      Mentions: Kenichi Fujii Mitsumasa Ohyanagi

    14. Different Findings in a Calcified Nodule Between Histology and Intravascular Imaging Such as Intravascular Ultrasound, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Coronary Angioscopy

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      Different Findings in a Calcified Nodule Between Histology and Intravascular Imaging Such as Intravascular Ultrasound, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Coronary Angioscopy
      An 89-year-old woman who suffered a stroke and congestive heart failure was admitted to our hospital. She died of heart failure and autopsy was performed. Coronary arteries were removed from the heart and used for ex vivo imaging of intravascular ultrasound ([IVUS]; Atlantis, Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, Massachusetts), optical coherence tomography (LightLab imaging Inc., Westford, Massachusetts), and coronary angioscopy (FiberTech, Tokyo, Japan) within 6 h after death before fixation with ...
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    15. Can Optical Coherence Tomography Findings Be Used as Surrogates for Vessel Healing After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation?

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      Can Optical Coherence Tomography Findings Be Used as Surrogates for Vessel Healing After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation?
      Drug-eluting stents (DES) inhibit neointimal proliferation and reduce the rates of subsequent target lesion revascularization as compared with bare-metal stents in randomized clinical trials.1,2 However, too much inhibition of neointimal hyperplasia might cause delayed vascular healing with incomplete endothelialization, which has been associated with an increase risk of stent thrombosis.3,4 Therefore, accurate assessment of the neointimal coverage in DES may be critical in prognosticating their safety ...
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    Kenichi Fujii, MD, is at the Division of Coronary Heart Disease in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Hyogo College of Medicine in Japan.

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