Biodegradable Polymers and Stents: the Next Generation?

A Comparison of Balloon-Expandable-Stent Implantation with Balloon Angioplasty in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Patrick W. Serruys, Peter de Jaegere, Ferdinand Kiemeneij et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1994 · 4.5K citations · Full text

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A Randomized Comparison of Coronary-Stent Placement and Balloon Angioplasty in the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

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Sirolimus-Eluting Stents versus Standard Stents in Patients with Stenosis in a Native Coronary Artery

Jeffrey W. Moses, Martin B. Leon, Jeffrey J. Popma et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 4.2K citations · Full text

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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 et al. · European Heart Journal · 2012 · 377 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +17

Very Late Coronary Stent Thrombosis of a Newer-Generation Everolimus-Eluting Stent Compared With Early-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents

Lorenz Räber, Michael Magro, Giulio Stefanini et al. · Circulation · 2012 · 369 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy +13