U.S. Physician Survey: Stents by Brand, Length, Diameter, Type and Coating 2012

This report details the responses of a comprehensive survey conducted of interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists and cardiac surgeons on product preferences, placement techniques and trends in the use of drug eluting and bare metal stents, bifurcated stents, bioabsorbable stents, stent grafts, vulnerable plaque diagnosis and treatment and endovascular imaging technologies.

The Global Physician Survey on Stents, Stent-Grafts and Endovascular Imaging includes:

• The United States

This report covers:

• Number and Type of Stents Placed
• Type of Endovascular Imaging Used
• Bifurcated Stents and Their Use
• Most Important Benefit When Using Bifurcated Stents
• Preferred Bifurcated Stent Alternative
• Bioabsorbable Stents and Their Use
• Most Important Benefit When Using Bioabsorbable Stents
• Most Important Bioabsorable Stent Drawback
• Most Important Drug-Eluting Stent Concern
• Most Effective Drug-Eluting Stent Drug for Combating Restenosis
• Stent-Graft Brand Preference
• Most Important Construction Feature for Stent-Grafts
• Most Important Design Feature for Next Generation Stent-Grafts
• The Use of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA) Stent-Grafts
• Concerns about the Use of TAA Stent-Grafts

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF CHARTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• 1.1. RESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS
• 1.2. PROCEDURES PERFORMED
• 1.3. PCI PROCEDURE TYPE
• 1.4. STENT FACTORS
• 1.5. PREFERRED STENT TYPE
• 1.6. PREFERRED DRUG TYPE

SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

• 2.1. RESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS
• 2.2. RESPONSE SUMMARY
  • 2.2.1. Procedure Volume
  • 2.2.2. PCI Procedure Type
  • 2.2.3. Stents Placed Per Week
  • 2.2.4. Factors That Determine Stent Use
  • 2.2.5. Stent Length and Diameter
  • 2.2.6. Types of Lesions Stented
  • 2.2.7. Types of Vessels Stented
  • 2.2.8. Stent Type Used the Most Often
  • 2.2.9. Drug Type Used the Most Often
  • 2.2.10. Brand Share

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• 3.1. RESEARCH OVERVIEW
• 3.2. RESEARCH SERVICES
• 3.3. SURVEY METHODOLOGY
  • Step 1: Project Initiation & Team Selection
  • Step 2: Sample Population Preparation
  • Step 3: Preparation, Questionnaire Design & Administration
  • Step 4: Reporting and Analysis
  • Step 5: Customer Feedback

U.S. STENT SURVEY RESULTS

• 4.1. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
  • 4.1.1. Respondent Specialty
  • 4.1.2. Respondent Regions
• 4.2. RESPONDENT SETTING
• 4.3. PROCEDURE VOLUME
• 4.4. TYPES OF PCI PROCEDURE
  • 4.4.1. Type of PCI Procedure by Region
• 4.5. NUMBER OF STENTS PLACED
  • 4.5.1. Stents Placed by Region
• 4.6. STENT BRAND CHOICE
  • 4.6.1. Preferred Stent Brands By Setting
  • 4.6.2. Preferred Stent Brands By Region
• 4.7. FACTORS THAT DETERMINE STENT USED
  • 4.7.1. Factors That Determine Stent Used By Region

STENT LENGTH AND DIAMETER TRENDS

• 4.7.2. Average Stent Length by Region
• 4.7.3. Average Stent Diameter by Region
• 4.8. TYPES OF LESIONS STENTED
  • 4.8.1. Type of Lesions Stented by Setting
  • 4.8.2. Type of Lesion Stented by Region
• 4.9. TYPES OF VESSELS STENTED
  • 4.9.1. Type of Vessel Stented by Setting
  • 4.9.2. Type of Vessel Stented by Region
• 4.10. PREFERRED STENT DELIVERY TYPE
  • 4.10.1. Preferred Stent Delivery Type by Region
• 4.11. PREFERRED STENT TYPE
  • 4.11.1. Preferred Stent Type by Region
• 4.12. PREFERRED STENT DRUG TYPE
  • 4.12.1. Preferred Stent Drug Type by Region

ABBREVIATIONS

APPENDIX

• 6.1. SURVEY QUESTIONS
• 6.2. U.S. GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS