Drug-eluting stents perform better than bare metal stents in small coronary vessels: A meta-analysis of randomised and observational clinical studies with mid-term follow up

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 73-82

  Cortese, Bernardo ^a   Bertoletti, Alessandra ^a   De Matteis, Sara ^b,c   Danzi, Gian Battista ^a   Kastrati, Adnan ^d  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

BMS; DES; PCI; Small vessels

Indexed keywords

EVEROLIMUS; PACLITAXEL; RAPAMYCIN;

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BARE METAL STENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESTENOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT THROMBOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84868696981     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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