Optimal Strategy to Correct Stent underexpAnsion in Resistant Lesions
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for in-stent restenosis (ISR) accounts for 5-10% of PCI. ISR may be linked to mechanical complications mainly under-expansion (UE), neointimal hyperplasia and/or neoatherosclerosis. International guidelines recommends non-compliant and very-high-pressure balloons, which lead to sub-optimal angiographic and clinical results. Recently, observational studies have suggested the feasibility and safety of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in UE treatment. There are no prospective randomised controlled studies comparing intravascular lithotripsy with balloons in ISR with UE.
• Patient who have undergone coronary angiography with ISR, defined as ≥50% reduction of the diameter of the intrastent lumen occurring ≥ 6 months after stent implantation
• And with a suspicion of stent under-expansion on angiography, possibly assisted by a stent enhancement technique
• The reference diameter of the target vessel must be ≥2.5 mm and ≤5.0 mm.
• Coronary flow must be TIMI 3
• Ability to cross the lesion with the OCT catheter (possibly after predilatation with a balloon up to 2 mm)
• Patient affiliated to the French National Health Insurance