Lower risk of stent thrombosis and restenosis with unrestricted use of ‘new-generation’ drug-eluting stents: a report from the nationwide Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR)

Giovanna Sarno, Bo Lagerqvist, Ole Fröbert, Johan Nilsson, Göran Olivecrona, Elmir Ömerovic, Nawzad Saleh, Dimitris Venetzanos, Stefan James

European Heart Journal · 2012 · 373 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

Percutaneous coronary intervention with n-DES is associated with a 38% lower risk of clinically meaningful restenosis, a 43% lower risk of definite ST, and a 23% lower risk of death compared with o-DES in this observational study from a large real-world population.

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