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†These authors contributed equally.
Background: Neoatherosclerosis (NA)
is associated with stent failure. However, systematic studies on the
manifestations of NA and neovascularization (NV) at different stages after
drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation are lacking. Moreover, the relationship
between NA and NV in in-stent restenosis (ISR) has not been reported. This study
aimed to characterize NA and NV in patients with ISR at different post-DES stages
and compare the association between NA and NV in ISR lesions. Methods: A
total of 227 patients with 227 lesions who underwent follow-up optical coherence
tomography before percutaneous coronary intervention for DES ISR were enrolled
and divided into early (E-ISR: