Association of stent-induced changes in coronary geometry with late stent failure: Insights from three-dimensional quantitative coronary angiographic analysis.
Bu Chun ZhangSheng Xian TuAntonios KaranasosRobert-Jan van GeunsPeter de JaegereFelix ZijlstraEvelyn RegarPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)
Our study suggests that a change in the natural tortuous course of the coronaries by stent implantation with the decrease in coronary bending angle is a potentially major contributor in stent failure.