Delayed Coverage in Malapposed and Side-Branch Struts With Respect to Well-Apposed Struts in Drug-Eluting Stents

Abstract

Coverage of ISA and nonapposed side-branch struts is delayed with respect to well-apposed struts in drug-eluting stents, as assessed by optical coherence tomography. Clinical Trial Registration- http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00389220, NCT00617084.