Malapposed Struts with Cre8, Biomatrix, and Xience Stents Assessed with OCT Immediately after Implantation and at 6-Month Follow-Up: Can the Different Biomechanical Characteristics of the Three Stents Impact on Struts Malapposition?

<div>Examples of optical coherence tomography (OCT) cross sections obtained from our study’s population: (a) OCT at index percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); (b) OCT at follow-up. (A) Optimal stent apposition; (B) normal healing; (C) optimal stent apposition with plaque prolapse; (D) normal healing; (E) stent malapposition with incomplete stent apposition area; (F) resolved malapposition; (G) optimal stent apposition; (H) acquired stent malapposition with incomplete stent apposition area.</div>

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

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Figure 2: Malapposed Struts with Cre8, Biomatrix, and Xience Stents Assessed with OCT Immediately after Implantation and at 6-Month Follow-Up: Can the Different Biomechanical Characteristics of the Three Stents Impact on Struts Malapposition? 

Figure 2 | Malapposed Struts with Cre8, Biomatrix, and Xience Stents Assessed with OCT Immediately after Implantation and at 6-Month Follow-Up: Can the Different Biomechanical Characteristics of the Three Stents Impact on Struts Malapposition? 