Mini-Focus: Stent Strut CoverageIncomplete Stent Apposition and Delayed Tissue Coverage Are More Frequent in Drug-Eluting Stents Implanted During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Than in Drug-Eluting Stents Implanted for Stable/Unstable Angina: Insights From Optical Coherence Tomography
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Key Words
drug-eluting stents
optical coherence tomography
stent apposition
stent coverage
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Abbreviations and Acronyms
BMS
bare metal stent(s)
DES
drug-eluting stent(s)
ISA
incomplete stent apposition
IVUS
intravascular ultrasound
OCT
optical coherence tomography
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
STEMI
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
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