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Design of a registry to characterize “real-world” outcomes of percutaneous coronary revascularization in the drug-eluting stent era

January 3, 2006   Categories: New articles  Posted by admin

Clinical trials have shown drug-eluting stents (DES) to be superior to bare metal stents (BMS) in preventing in-stent restenosis and target vessel revascularization. Although these results have ushered in a sea change in the practice of myocardial revascularization, important questions remain unanswered concerning rates of ischemic complications when DES are used in a broader population not represented in the clinical trials.

Abstract in the AHJ