Meta-analysis of the effects of paclitaxel-eluting stents versus bare metal stents on volumetric intravascular ultrasound in patients with versus without diabetes mellitus

The American Journal of Cardiology
Masashi KimuraGregg W Stone

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a strong predictor of in-stent restenosis after bare-metal stent placement because of exaggerated intimal hyperplasia (IH). In this study, serial intravascular ultrasound was used to evaluate the effects of polymer-based, paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) on in-stent neointima formation in patients with and without diabetes. A volumetric IVUS meta-analysis of 956 patients randomized to PES or bare-metal stents in the TAXUS IV (n=268), TAXUS V (n=509), and TAXUS VI (n=179) trials was performed. Diabetes was present in 273 of the 956 patients (28.6%). Stent, luminal, and IH areas were measured every millimeter within the stent, and volumes, percentage IH (%IH), and neointima-free stent length were calculated. Patients with diabetes treated with bare-metal stents had greater IH volumes (78.9 vs 61.2 mm3, p=0.0095) and %IH (34.9% vs 30.1%, p=0.0186) compared with those without diabetes. However, patients with diabetes treated with PES had similar median IH volume (22.8 vs 16.3 mm3, p=0.35) and median %IH (9.1% vs 9.2%, p=0.27) compared with those without diabetes and significantly less IH volume and %IH than after bare-metal stent implantation (p<0.0001 for the 2 comparisons). In conclusion, serial volumetric IVU...Continue Reading

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