Effect of Pretreatment of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin on Arterial Healing and Endothelialization after Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in a Porcine Coronary Restenosis Model.
10.4070/kcj.2015.45.2.110
- Author:
Doo Sun SIM
1
;
Myung Ho JEONG
;
Dae Sung PARK
;
Jung Ha KIM
;
Kyung Seob LIM
;
Hyun Kuk KIM
;
Sung Soo KIM
;
Jae Yeong CHO
;
Hae Chang JEONG
;
Keun Ho PARK
;
Young Joon HONG
;
Ju Han KIM
;
Youngkeun AHN
;
Jeong Gwan CHO
;
Jong Chun PARK
Author Information
1. The Heart Research Center of Chonnam National University Hospital Designated by Korea Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, Gwangju, Korea. myungho@chollian.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Coronary restenosis;
Drug-eluting stents;
Ezetimibe;
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors
- MeSH:
Coronary Angiography;
Coronary Restenosis*;
Drug-Eluting Stents*;
Fibrin;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors;
Inflammation;
Neointima;
Stents;
Swine;
Ezetimibe
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2015;45(2):110-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate the effect of the early use of ezetimibe/simvastatin (Vytorin(R)) on arterial healing and endothelialization after the implantation of a drug-eluting stent (DES) in a porcine model of coronary restenosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 20 pigs (40 coronary arteries) were randomly allocated to a pretreatment or no treatment group. The pretreatment group (n=20) received oral ezetimibe/simvastatin (10/20 mg) daily for 7 days before stenting and the no pretreatment group (n=20) did not. All pigs were treated with ezetimibe/simvastatin (10/20 mg) daily after stenting for 4 weeks. Stenting was performed using a bare-metal stent (BMS, n=10) and three types of DES: biolimus A9-eluting stent (BES, n=10), zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES, n=10), and everolimus-eluting stents (EES, n=10). Four weeks later, pigs underwent a follow-up coronary angiography and were sacrificed for histopathologic analysis. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between the pretreatment and no pretreatment groups in the internal elastic lamina area, lumen area, neointima area, stenotic area, injury score, fibrin score, and inflammation score. In both groups, the fibrin score was higher in pigs with DES than in BMS, particularly in ZES and EES. The inflammatory score was not different between DES and BMS. CONCLUSION: In a porcine model of coronary restenosis, pretreatment with ezetimibe/simvastatin before DES implantation failed to improve arterial healing and endothelialization compared to treatment after stenting.
