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ArticleScientific reports2023

Plaque burden is associated with minimal intimal coverage following drug-eluting stent implantation in an adult familial hypercholesterolemia swine model.

Francesca Razzi, Jouke Dijkstra, Ayla Hoogendoorn, Karen Witberg, Jurgen Ligthart, Dirk J Duncker, Jan van Esch, Jolanda J Wentzel, Volkert van Steijn, Gijs van Soest and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Francesca RazziDepartment of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Jouke DijkstraLeiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Ayla HoogendoornDepartment of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Karen WitbergDepartment of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Jurgen LigthartDepartment of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Dirk J DunckerDepartment of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Jan van EschDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
Jolanda J WentzelDepartment of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Volkert van SteijnDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
Gijs van SoestDepartment of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Evelyn Regar *University Hospital Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Heleen M M van Beusekom *Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. h.vanbeusekom@erasmusmc.nl.
Erasmus MC · NLErasmus University Rotterdam · NLDelft University of Technology · NLLeiden University Medical Center · NLLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Safety and efficacy of coronary drug-eluting stents (DES) are often preclinically tested using healthy or minimally diseased swine. These generally show significant fibrotic neointima at follow-up, while in patients, incomplete healing is often observed. The aim of this study was to investigate neointima responses to DES in swine with significant coronary atherosclerosis. Adult familial hypercholesterolemic swine (n = 6) received a high fat diet to develop atherosclerosis. Serial OCT was performed before, directly after, and 28 days after DES implantation (n = 14 stents). Lumen, stent and plaque area, uncovered struts, neointima thickness and neointima type were analyzed for each frame and averaged per stent. Histology was performed to show differences in coronary atherosclerosis. A range of plaque size and severity was found, from healthy segments to lipid-rich plaques. Accordingly, neointima responses ranged from uncovered struts, to minimal neointima, to fibrotic neointima. Lower plaque burden resulted in a fibrotic neointima at follow-up, reminiscent of minimally diseased swine coronary models. In contrast, higher plaque burden resulted in minimal neointima and more uncovered struts at follow-up, similarly to patients' responses. The presence of lipid-rich plaques resulted in more uncovered struts, which underscores the importance of advanced disease when performing safety and efficacy testing of DES.

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Coronary Artery DiseaseDrug-Eluting StentsHyperlipoproteinemia Type IISkin AbnormalitiesAnimalsLipidsNeointimaPlaque, AmyloidSwineLipids

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PMID37393320
PMCPMC10314904
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