Final results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries
Baim D, Cutlip D, O’Shaughnessy C, Hermiller J, Kereiakes D, Giambartolomei A, Katz S, Lansky A, Fitzpatrick M, Popma J, Ho K, Leon M, Kuntz R, Investigators N. Final results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 152-156. PMID: 11152830, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01307-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary end pointTarget vessel failureNIR stentPS stentBetter acute angiographic resultsTarget vessel failure rateMajor adverse cardiac eventsEnd pointSingle coronary lesionsAdverse cardiac eventsNative coronary arteriesNorth American trialsSuccessful stent deliveryAcute angiographic resultsPalmaz-Schatz stentsPrespecified cohortCardiac eventsAngiographic restudyAngiographic resultsCoronary lesionsPS patientsDiameter stenosisCoronary arteryVessel failureStent placement