Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Late Stent Malapposition Detected by Optical Coherence Tomography After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation.

Background The relationship between late stent malapposition ( LSM ) and adverse cardiovascular events is controversial. Studies are needed to evaluate long-term (>5 years) clinical outcomes of LSM detected by optical coherence tomography ( OCT ) after drug-eluting stent implantation. Methods and Results We investigated long-term clinical outcomes of OCT -detected LSM in 351 patients who received drug-eluting stents and were examined by both poststent and follow-up OCT (175±60 days after drug-eluting stent implantation) from January 2009 to December 2011.