Heparin-Coated Stent Placement for the Treatment of Stenoses in Small Coronary Arteries of Symptomatic Patients

Abstract

Compared with angioplasty with provisional stenting, bare and heparin-coated stenting confer superior angiographic results and a nonsignificant 24% reduction in clinical events, with no difference between bare and heparin-coated stenting in the treatment of stenoses in small coronary arteries.