The randomised study of the double dose versus single dose sirolimus-eluting stent for the treatment of diabetic patients with de novo coronary lesions.
Costa RA, Sousa JE, Abizaid A, Chaves A, Feres F, Sousa AG, Musumeci G, Mehran R, Fitzgerald PJ, Lansky AJ, Leon MB, Shiran A, Halon DA, Lewis BS, Guagliumi G. The randomised study of the double dose versus single dose sirolimus-eluting stent for the treatment of diabetic patients with de novo coronary lesions. EuroIntervention 2006, 2: 295-301. PMID: 19755304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDe novo coronary lesionsSirolimus-eluting stentsNovo coronary lesionsDiabetic patientsCoronary lesionsDouble doseRevascularisation ratesStent late lumen lossLesion revascularisation rateDouble-blind fashionLate lumen lossBare metal stentsIncomplete stent appositionBinary restenosisPrimary endpointStent thrombosisLumen lossLate thrombosesNeointimal proliferationProcedure successNeointimal volumeNeointimal hyperplasiaPatientsMetal stentsBlind fashion