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  • Title: Comparison of a microporous thermoplastic polyurethane-covered stent with a self-expanding bare nitinol stent in a porcine iliac artery model.
    Author: Radeleff B, Grenacher L, Christoph P, Sommer CM, Stampfl U, Ramsauer S, Henn T, Kurz P, Lopez-Benitez R, Berger I, Richter GM.
    Journal: J Vasc Interv Radiol; 2009 Jul; 20(7):927-35. PubMed ID: 19497761.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To compare outcomes with a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-covered self-expanding nitinol stent-graft (TPU graft) with those of a bare self-expanding nitinol stent in a porcine model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fourteen TPU grafts and 14 commercially available bare nitinol stents were implanted, one each, in the iliac arteries of 14 minipigs. Follow-up was performed at 1 week (six animals), 4 weeks (four animals), and 12 weeks (four animals). The primary study endpoint was in-stent stenosis assessed with quantitative angiography and microscopy. Secondary endpoints were injury, inflammation, and endothelialization. RESULTS: After 1 week, the maximum percentage luminal loss was significantly greater in TPU grafts (average, 16.2%; range, 0.0%-35.8%) than in bare nitinol stents (8.2%; 0.0%-17.3%) (P = .04). Three of the four TPU grafts were occluded after 4 weeks, and all four TPU grafts were occluded after 12 weeks. Binary stenosis was seen in three of four bare nitinol stents after both 4 and 12 weeks. At 4-week follow-up, the average percentage luminal loss was significantly greater in TPU grafts (85.2%; 40.8%-100%) than in bare nitinol stents (49.5%; 37.9%-62.4%) (P = .003). The difference in neointimal height and percentage average stenosis between TPU grafts (1,028.7 microm and 68.4%) and bare nitinol stents (1,033.6 microm [918.0-1,118.40 microm] and 68.1% [60.44%-71.99%]) was not statistically significant. After 12 weeks, the average percentage luminal loss was 100% in TPU grafts due to occlusion of all stent-grafts and 24.9% (8.0%-63.9%) in bare nitinol stents (P = .011). CONCLUSIONS: TPU grafts failed to provide improved patency compared with the bare nitinol stents because of excessive neointimal growth and subsequent occlusion. In addition, the bare nitinol stents showed considerable in-stent stenosis at angiography and microscopy.
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