Abstract 5995: Efficacy Of The Everolimus-eluting Stent in Diabetic Patients: Comparison With The Paclitaxel-eluting Stent
Background: In the diabetic subgroup of the Spirit III trial (randomized, multicenter trial comparing Everolimus-eluting XIENCE ™ V stent (EES) to Paclitaxel-eluting Taxus ™ stent (PES) in de novo native coronary artery lesions), PES showed a trend toward fewer major adverse cardiac event compared with EES during 1 year follow-up in patients with diabetes despite lower observed late loss with EES at 8 months. Methods: The Stanford University IVUS Core Laboratory database was queried to evaluate the efficacy of EES in diabetics compared with PES. A total of 113 lesions treated with EES (n=58) and PES (n=55) undergoing 8 or 9 months follow up 3-D intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) were enrolled. Volume index (volume/length) was calculated for vessel (VVI), peri-plaque (PVI), neointima (NIV), and lumen (LVI). %NIV was calculated as neointimal volume / stent volume × 100. Cross-sectional narrowing (CSN) was defined as neointimal area divided by stent area (%). Late lumen area loss was calculated as minimum lumen area (MLA) at post-intervention (Post) minus MLA at follow-up (FUP). Late incomplete stent apposition (LISA) was defined as separation of at least 1 strut from the vessel wall with blood speckle behind the strut, where Post IVUS revealed well apposition. Results: Average stent length was significantly longer in EES. EES showed less neointimal hyperplasia and smaller LVI loss than PES (Table ), whereas no statistical interactions were observed between EES and serial changes for VVI and PVI. PES showed a significant increase in PVI (Post: 7.6±3.1, FUP: 8.4±3.1; p=0.049) and a trend toward increase in VVI (Post: 14.8±5.5, FUP: 15.5±4.2; p=0.07) between Post and FUP. One case with LISA was observed in EES group. Conclusions: EES demonstrated significant suppression of neointimal hyperplasia in diabetic patients without vessel expansion compared with PES up to 8 months follow up. Figure 1 Intra Individual matched In-Stent Late Luminal Loss[mm]