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ArticleJHLT open2025

The efficacy of biodegradable polymer everolimus-eluting stents in patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy.

Masaki Tsuji, Michelle M Kittleson, David H Chang, Evan P Kransdorf, Andriana P Nikolova, Lily K Stern, Babak Azarbal, Jon A Kobashigawa

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Masaki TsujiDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Michelle M KittlesonDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
David H ChangDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Evan P KransdorfDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Andriana P NikolovaDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Lily K SternDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Babak AzarbalDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Jon A KobashigawaDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

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Abstract

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES) is a therapeutic option for cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV). Biodegradable polymer (BP)-DES, designed to promote vessel healing and reduce inflammation compared with durable polymer (DP)-DES, has been developed. In this study, we aimed to compare the efficacy of BP-DES and DP-DES in patients with CAV. Methods: In this single-center retrospective study, we evaluated patients with CAV who underwent their first PCI between 2010 and 2024; the patients were categorized into the BP-DES and DP-DES groups. Clinical (all-cause death or heart retransplantation) and angiographic outcomes (in-stent restenosis [ISR], target lesion revascularization [TLR], target vessel revascularization [TVR], target vessel nontarget lesion revascularization [TVNLR], and nontarget vessel revascularization [NTVR]) were assessed. Results: Among 178 patients who underwent PCI, 40, 106, 11 received the BP-DES, DP-DES, and both, respectively. The average age at PCI was 60.3 ± 13.1 years. Survival from all-cause death or heart retransplantation after PCI was similar between the groups ( Conclusions: PCI with BP-DES was associated with a lower TVNLR than PCI with DP-DES. Both DES resulted in similar clinical outcomes; however, a long-term investigation is warranted.

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biodegradable polymercardiac allograft vasculopathydrug-eluting stentheart transplantrevascularization

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PMID41245805
PMCPMC12617813

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