Mid-term results of everolimus-eluting stent in a Japanese population compared with a US randomized cohort: SPIRIT III Japan Registry with harmonization by doing.
Saito S, Nakamura S, Fujii K, Nakamura M, Isshiki T, Hirayama H, Kikuchi T, Fujita H, Nonogi H, Mitsudo K, Kimura T, Igarashi K, Saito K, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Honda Y, Waseda K, Fitzgerald PJ, Sudhir K. Mid-term results of everolimus-eluting stent in a Japanese population compared with a US randomized cohort: SPIRIT III Japan Registry with harmonization by doing. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2012, 24: 444-50. PMID: 22954564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsPaclitaxel-eluting stentsDrug-eluting stentsSegment late lossJapan RegistryLate lossUS patientsEES groupPrimary endpointSingle-arm multicenter studySecond-generation drug-eluting stentsFirst-generation drug-eluting stentsLower late lossTarget vessel failureAdverse cardiac eventsMid-term resultsCardiac eventsPES groupMulticenter studyJapanese patientsNeointimal volumeApposition ratePatientsStudy aimClinical programs