Intravascular ultrasound, angioscopic and histopathological characterisation of heterogeneous patterns of restenosis after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: insights into potential “thromborestenosis” phenomenon

Yuji Oikawa1, MD; Junji Yajima1, MD; Marco A. Costa2, MD, PhD; Shunsuke Matsuno1, MD; Masafumi Akabane1, MD; Ryuichi Funada1, MD; Toshiro Inaba1, MD; Yuya Nakagawa1, MD; Michinari Nakamura1, MD ; Kazuyuki Nagashima1, MD; Hajime Kirigaya1, MD; Ken Ogasawara1, MD; Hitoshi Sawada1, MD; Tadanori Aizawa1, MD