Long-term follow-up after ultrathin vs. conventional 2nd-generation drug-eluting stents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Madhavan MV, Howard JP, Naqvi A, Ben-Yehuda O, Redfors B, Prasad M, Shahim B, Leon MB, Bangalore S, Stone GW, Ahmad Y. Long-term follow-up after ultrathin vs. conventional 2nd-generation drug-eluting stents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: 2643-2654. PMID: 34002202, PMCID: PMC8282325, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThin-strut drug-eluting stentsUltrathin-strut drug-eluting stentsTarget lesion failureDrug-eluting stentsStent thrombosisMyocardial infarctionCardiac deathCause mortalityCD-TLRRisk of TLFSystematic reviewPre-specified primary endpointRisk of MIRevascularization of patientsWeighted mean followTarget lesion revascularizationPercutaneous coronary interventionStandard of careNew trial dataCause deathLesion revascularizationEligible trialsLesion failureMean followPrimary endpoint