Biomechanical Aspects of Potential Stent Malapposition at Coronary Stent Implantation

Despite of the clearly improved restenosis rates with drug-eluting stents (DES), optimization of stent deployment is still important for favourable immediate and longterm results. This requirement is fed by the recently reported potential risk of late stent thrombosis which is among other factors assumed to be caused by stent malapposition. Stent malapposition appears frequently in clinical practice for DES as well as bare-metal stents (BMS).

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