This study investigated long-term clinical outcomes of optical coherence tomography(oct)-detected late stent malaposition in 351 patients who received drug eluting stents and were examined by both post stent and follow-up oct after drug-eluting stent implantation from january 2009 to december 2011.It was reported that a selection of patients in the study received resolute integrity and endeavor resolute drug eluting stents.Dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and clopidogrel) was provided to each patient until the follow-up oct was performed.4 maintenance or discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy after the follow-up oct was at the discretion of treating physicians.Reported adverse events on follow up included cardiac death, mi, tvr, stent thrombosis and stent malaposition.
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