Biocompatibility and performance of the wallstent and several covered stents in a sheep iliac artery model

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作者
Cejna, M
Virmani, R
Jones, R
Bergmeister, H
Losert, U
Xu, ZY
Yang, P
Schoder, M
Lammer, J
机构
[1] Univ Vienna, Dept Angiog & Intervent Radiol, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
[2] Univ Vienna, Dept Biomed Res, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
[3] Univ Vienna, Dept Cardiol, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
[4] Armed Forces Inst Pathol, Dept Cardiovasc Pathol, Washington, DC 20306 USA
关键词
endovascular stent-grafts; stents and prostheses; neointima; restenosis;
D O I
10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61916-2
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
PURPOSE: To compare the biocompatibility and performance of various stent-grafts to those of a bare stent in an ovine model with a subchronic (3 months) endpoint. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three different types of stent-grafts (ePTFE/nitinol, n = 8; polyester/nitinol, n = 8; and polycarbonate urethane/cobalt-alloy, n = 8) and a bare stent as a control (Ni-Co-Ti-steel-alloy, n = 8) were implanted in the iliac arteries in eight female sheep. One type of each stent-graft was implanted per animal, two implants at each side. The implantation sites for each type varied from animal to animal. Angiographic control and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging were performed before and after implantation, after 2 months, and before explantation at 3 months and were used to characterize patency and to assess intimal hyperplasia. After 3 months, the implants were retrieved and subjected to histologic evaluation (after methacrylate embedding, cutting, and histologic staining) to characterize the biologic response. RESULTS: Implantation was technically successful in all procedures. At 2 and 3 months after implantation, all segments in which stents had been implanted were patent. Marked neointima formation was found in the polyester-covered stent-graft that showed significant luminal narrowing of 50%, compared to the ePTFE-covered (24%) and polycarbonate urethane-covered endoprostheses (22%), as well as the bare stent (Wallstent; 9%; P < .001). A minimal inflammatory vessel wall reaction was demonstrated for the polyester-covered and ePTFE-covered endoprostheses; the polycarbonate urethane-covered stent-graft's response was demonstrable but not significantly different from that of the Wallstent. At 3 months, the ePTFE-covered stent-graft showed incomplete (>90%) endothelial coverage; in the other endoprostheses, complete but partially immature endothelialization was found. CONCLUSION: All stent-grafts induced an inflammatory vessel wall reaction with neointimal hyperplasia. The polyester-covered endoprosthesis caused a marked reaction with 50% luminal stenosis. Endothelialization was retarded with the ePTFE-covered stent-graft. The bare stent performed best in regard to neointimal formation and caused the least inflammatory response.
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