Are drug-eluting stents indicated in large coronary arteries? Insights from a multi-centre percutaneous coronary intervention registry

Background: Restenosis rates are low in large coronary vessels = 3.5 mm after bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation. The benefit of drug-eluting stents (DES) in large vessels is not established. Objective: We aim to assess clinical outcomes after deployment of BMS compared to DES in patients with larg...

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Main Authors: Yan, B., Ajani, A., New, G., Duffy, S., Farouque, O., Shaw, J., Sebastian, M., Lew, R., Brennan, A., Andrianopoulos, N., Reid, Christopher, Clark, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39046