Sirolimus-eluting stents vs. bare-metal stents for treatment of focal lesions in infrapopliteal arteries: a double-blind, multi-centre, randomized clinical trial

Mid-term patency rates of focal infrapopliteal lesions are substantially improved with sirolimus-eluting stent compared with bare-metal stent. Corresponding to the technical results, the changes in Rutherford-Becker classification reveal a significant advantage for the sirolimus-eluting stent.