Analysis of 14 Trials Comparing Sirolimus-Eluting Stents with Bare-Metal Stents

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Authors

Adnan Kastrati · Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité

Julinda Mehilli

Abstract

The use of sirolimus-eluting stents does not have a significant effect on overall long-term survival and survival free of myocardial infarction, as compared with bare-metal stents. There is a sustained reduction in the need for reintervention after the use of sirolimus-eluting stents. The risk of stent thrombosis is at least as great as that seen with bare-metal stents.

Topics & Keywords

Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Aortic aneurysm repair treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 356, Issue 10, pp. 1030-1039

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa067484

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