Strut tissue coverage and endothelial cell coverage: a comparison between bare metal stent platforms and platinum chromium stents with and without everolimus-eluting coating

Abstract

This study demonstrated that strut thickness affects strut tissue coverage post stent implantation and the addition of an everolimus-eluting polymer introduces a short delay in endothelialisation. The results highlight the need to control for aspects of stent design such as strut thickness when comparing across drug-eluting stent platforms.