Are incomplete stent apposition and delayed tissue coverage 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?
DES implanted for STEMI had a higher frequency of incompletely apposed struts and uncovered struts as assessed by OCT at follow-up. DES implantation during primary PCI in STEMI was an independent predictor of ISA and the presence of uncovered struts at follow-up.
LA strain is a reproducible marker of dynamic LA function and a predictor of stroke risk and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with AF.