Temporal Trends in the Use of Drug‐eluting Stents for Approved and Off‐label Indications: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Large Multicenter Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry

Abstract

The use of DES has fallen dramatically from June 2006 to December 2008, particularly for nonapproved indications. Our study provides a real-world assessment of contemporary change in DES use in response to the presentation of negative observational studies.