Sirolimus-Eluting and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Coronary Revascularization

Stephan Windecker, Andréa Remondino, Franz R. Eberli, Peter Jüni, Lorenz Räber, Peter Wenaweser, Mario Togni, Michael Billinger, David Tüller, Christian Seiler,

New England Journal of Medicine · 2005 · 591 citations · 18 references

Abstract

As compared with paclitaxel-eluting stents, the use of sirolimus-eluting stents results in fewer major adverse cardiac events, primarily by decreasing the rates of clinical and angiographic restenosis.

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