Impact of Additional Ballooning on Plaque Prolapse After Stent Implantation in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Hideaki Kaneda, MD, PhD*,
Yasuhiro Honda, MD,
Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
With great interest, we read the article by Hong et al. (1), in which they examined the incidence, predictors, and outcome of plaque prolapse after stent implantation in acute myocardial infarction. We have reported the incidence, diagnostic characteristics, and clinical features of plaque prolapse in 303 patients undergoing nonemergent stent implantation (2). In a subgroup analysis, prolapse areas did not differ significantly after additional ballooning from those immediately after stent implantation. It would be of great help if the authors would provide intravascular ultrasound data before and after additional ballooning to clarify the behavior of plaque prolapse after stent implantation in acute myocardial infarction.
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Please note: Dr. Fitzgerald has received a research grant and is on advisory boards for Cordis Johnson & Johnson.
* Center for Research in Cardiovascular Interventions, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room H3554, Stanford, California 94305 (Email: hdkaneda{at}gmail.com).
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- Hong YJ, Jeong MH, Ahn Y, et al. Plaque prolapse after stent implantation in patients with acute myocardial infarction: an intravascular ultrasound analysis J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008;1:489-497.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
- Kaneda H, Honda Y, Kitamura K, et al. Plaque prolapse after current generation stent implantation: an intravascular ultrasound study (abstr) Am J Cardiol 2002;90:89H.
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