RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Alexander, Lori
T1 Drug-Eluting Stents Found to Be Safe and Effective in Patients with MI
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2008
FD SAGE Publications
VO 8
IS 2
SP 11
OP 12
DO 10.1177/155989770800800208
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/2/11.abstract
AB Research on drug-eluting stents (DES) has yielded conflicting data about the safety and efficacy of DES in patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Analysis of data from a large registry of stents suggested that DES are not associated with inferior clinical outcomes. In fact, adjusted rates of death, revascularization, and reinfarction were lower among patients who received a DES than among patients who received a bare-metal stent.