Evaluation in 3 Months Duration of Neointimal Coverage After Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation by Optical Coherence Tomography. The ENDEAVOR OCT Trial

Jung Sun Kim, Ik Kyung Jang, Chunyu Fan, Tae Hoon Kim, Jin Sun Kim, Sang Min Park, Eui Young Choi, Sang Hak Lee, Young Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Myeong Ki Hong, Yangsoo Jang

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Abstract

Objectives: We performed this study to investigate the vascular response in early period after zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES) (Endeavor Sprint, Medtronic CardioVascular, Minneapolis, Minnesota) implantation. Background: The ZES has different characteristics, with biocompatible polymer and rapid drug-elution, compared with the first-generation drug-eluting stents (DES). Methods: The ENDEAVOR OCT (Evaluation in 3 Months Duration of Neointimal Coverage after Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation by Optical Coherence Tomography) trial is a prospective, single-center study evaluating vascular healing patterns with optical coherence tomography (OCT) at 3 months after stent implantation. A total of 31 ZES in 30 patients underwent serial OCT at immediate post-intervention and 3 months. Neointimal growth and malapposition were analyzed at each stent strut of cross-sectional OCT images with 0.5-mm intervals. Results: The incidence of malapposition at post-intervention and 3 months was 6.0% and 0.2%, respectively. However, late acquired malapposition was not detected at 3 months. Of 31 stents, 27 stents (87.1%) were covered completely with neointima, but the remaining 4 stents had 2 (0.8%), 4 (0.9%), 4 (1.2%), and 6 (1.4%) uncovered struts. Overall mean percentage of covered stent struts was 99.9 ± 0.4%. This finding was consistent among groups with acute coronary syndrome and stable angina pectoris (99.9 ± 0.3% vs. 99.9 ± 0.4%, p = 0.92). Intracoronary thrombus was documented in 1 stent (3.2%) among 31 stents. Conclusions: Most of the stent struts were covered with neointima, and late acquired malapposition was not found at 3 months after ZES implantation. Therefore, the current study demonstrated that ZES might have a favorable in vivo vascular response at 3 months after stent implantation. (Evaluation of Zotarolimus Eluting Stent at 3 Months Using Optical Coherence Tomography [ENDEAVOR OCT]; NCT00815139).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1240-1247
Number of pages8
JournalJACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume2
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009 Dec

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors thank Dr. Nam Wook Hur at the Medical Research Support Section of Yonsei University for statistical support; Dr. Kenichi Fujii of Hyogo University; and Dr. Hiram G. Bezerra at University Hospital, Case Medical Center for careful review for our manuscript.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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