Drug-Eluting Stents in the Treatment of Intermediate Lesions Pooled Analysis From Four Randomized Trials
Moses JW, Stone GW, Nikolsky E, Mintz GS, Dangas G, Grube E, Ellis SG, Lansky AJ, Weisz G, Fahy M, Na Y, Russell ME, Donohoe D, Leon MB, Mehran R. Drug-Eluting Stents in the Treatment of Intermediate Lesions Pooled Analysis From Four Randomized Trials. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 2164-2171. PMID: 16750680, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsDrug-eluting stentsTarget vessel revascularizationIntermediate lesionsAngiographic restenosisMyocardial infarctionCardiac deathStent thrombosisDe novo coronary artery lesionsIntroduction of DESLate major adverse cardiac eventsEfficacy of DESNovo coronary artery lesionsBinary angiographic restenosisAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery lesionsCurrent treatment paradigmsTreatment of patientsIntermediate coronary lesionsBalloon-expandable stentsLower ratesEverolimus trialsRestenosis reductionTAXUS IVVessel revascularization