ST elevated myocardial infarction
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consecutive patients with STEMI who underwent PCI.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: cardiogenic shock, left main disease at the culprit lesion, reference vessel diameter less than 2.0 or 4.5 mm and more, chronic kidney disease defined as a serum creatinine 2.0 mg/dL and more, maintenance dialysis, life expectancy less than two years, planned surgery within three months, adverse reactions to aspirin or clopidogrel previously, warfarin intake before STEMI onset, age less than 20 years, pregnancy, and a previously treated culprit lesion in the stented segment. We further excluded patients who did not undergo OCT, did not show plaque rupture on OCT, and received DES other than BP-SES, patients who do not consent the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of uncovered strut at 2 weeks after stent placemnent. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Showa University School of Medicine Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine