Abstract 13607: Differential Response of Local Coagulation after Implantation of New Generation Drug-Eluting Stents Compared with Sirolimus-Eluting Stent

Abstract

Purpose: We have previously demonstrated local persistent hypercoagulation after sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation by measuring plasma prothrombin fragment F1+2(frF1+2) levels. The aim of this study is to examine local coagulation response after biolimus-eluting stent (BES) and everolimus-eluting stent (EES) implantation. Methods: Sixty-eight patients who were treated with stents about eight months earlier to the mid-segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery, with no evidence of restenosis, were studied (BES: 12pts, EES: 15pts, SES: 23pts, and BMS: 18pts). We measured plasma levels of frF1+2 sampled in coronary sinus (CS) and sinus of Valsalva (V). The transcardiac frF1+2 gradients (ΔfrF1+2) were defined as CS level minus V level. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to total stent length [longer stent group (≥24mm) or shorter stent group (<24mm)]. Results: A larger percent diameter stenosis was observed in the BMS group than in the SES, EES, and BES groups (25.1±15.6 vs 7.1±16.5, 12.5±12.8, 10.3±14.2%, p<0.05, respectively). The ΔfrF1+2 was greater in the SES group than in the BMS, EES, and BES groups, and no significant differences were observed among the BMS, EES, and BES groups (23.4±21.1 vs 4.7±13.4, 3.2±11.7, 1.5±11.1 pmol/l, p<0.05, respectively). The ΔfrF1+2 in longer stent group (n=11) was significantly greater than in shorter stent group (n=12) (27.4±12.1 vs 19.2±10.1 pmol/l, p<0.05) only in the SES group, however, no significant differences were observed according to total stent length in other groups. Conclusions: A lower response of local coagulation after BES and EES implantation was shown, and significant correlation between local hypercoagulation and total stent length was observed only after SES implantation. These findings might be associated with lower strut thickness and unique characteristics of polymer in second-generation drug-eluting stents.