PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Helwick, Caroline
ED  - Mauri, Laura
TI  - Outcomes in Drug-Eluting Stents Comparable to Bare Metal Stents: Results of the MASS Stent Trial
DP  - 2007  01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 18--19
VI  - 7
IP  - 7
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/7/7/18.2.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/7/7/18.2.full
AB  - The safety of drug-eluting stents (DES) has been a matter of controversy with a recent US Federal Drug Administration Advisory Panel meeting convened. This article presents the results of the Massachusetts Stent [MASS Stent] Trial. This study reviewed medical records of all patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stents from April 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004 at non-government hospitals in Massachusetts, USA. The goal of the study was to determine long-term patient outcomes by stent type in a population representative of current United States medical practice.