Abstract
BackgroundCoronary stents are routinely placed in the treatment and prophylaxis of coronary artery disease (CAD). Current coronary stent designs are prone to developing blockages: in-stent thrombosis (IST) and in-stent re-stenosis (ISR). This is a systematic review of the design of current coronary stent models, their structural properties and their modes of application, with a focus on their associated risks of IST and ISR. The primary aim of this review is to identify the best stent design features for reducing the risk of IST and ISR. To review the three major types of stents used in clinical settings today, determining best and relevant clinical practice by exploring which types and features of offer improved patient outcomes regarding coronary angioplasty. This information can potentially be used to increase the success rate of coronary angioplasty and stent technology in the future taking into account costs and benefits.MethodsScientific databases were searched to find studies concerning stents. After the exclusion criteria were applied, 19 of the 3192 searched literature were included in this review. Studies investigating three major types of stent design were found: bare-metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents (DES) and bioresorbable stents (BRS). The number of participants varied between 14 and 1264. On average 77.4% were male, with a mean age of 64 years.ResultsFrom the findings of these studies, it is clear that DES are superior in reducing the risk of ISR when compared to BMS. Conflicting results do not clarify whether BRS are superior to DES at reducing IST occurrence, although studies into newer BRS technologies show reducing events of IST to 0, creating a promising future for BRS showing them to be non-inferior. Thinner stents were shown to reduce IST rates, due to better re-endothelialisation. Scaffold material has also been shown to play a role with cobalt alloy stents reducing the risk of IST. This study found that thinner stents that release drugs were better at preventing re-blockages. Some dissolvable stents might be better at stopping blood clots blocking the arteries when compared to metal stents. The method and procedure of implanting the stent during coronary angioplasty influences success rate of these stents, meaning stent design is not the only significant factor to consider.ConclusionsPositive developments in coronary angioplasty could be made by designing new stents that encompass all the most desirable properties of existing stent technology. Further work is needed to investigate the benefits of BRS in reducing the risk of IST compared to DES, as well as to investigate the effects of different scaffold materials on IST and ISR outcomes.
Highlights
Coronary stents are routinely placed in the treatment and prophylaxis of coronary artery disease (CAD)
Stevens et al BioMed Eng OnLine (2021) 20:46 the risk of in-stent thrombosis (IST) compared to drug-eluting stents (DES), as well as to investigate the effects of different scaffold materials on IST and in-stent re-stenosis (ISR) outcomes
This review of stent usage in coronary angioplasty has found that drug-eluting stents (DES) are superior to bare-metal stents (BMS) with less risk of in-stent re-stenosis (ISR)
Summary
Coronary stents are routinely placed in the treatment and prophylaxis of coronary artery disease (CAD). To review the three major types of stents used in clinical settings today, determining best and relevant clinical practice by exploring which types and features of offer improved patient outcomes regarding coronary angioplasty. Studies suggested that balloon angioplasty resulted in higher mortality rates compared to CABG; tissue lining the arterial wall (the endothelium), could become damaged, weakening the arterial wall and leading to renarrowing of the artery (restenosis) [4]. This increased the risk of major adverse events, such as myocardial infarction and stroke [5]
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