Non–Polymer-Based Paclitaxel-Coated Coronary Stents for the Treatment of Patients With De Novo Coronary Lesions
Lansky AJ, Costa RA, Mintz GS, Tsuchiya Y, Midei M, Cox DA, O’Shaughnessy C, Applegate RA, Cannon LA, Mooney M, Farah A, Tannenbaum MA, Yakubov S, Kereiakes DJ, Wong SC, Kaplan B, Cristea E, Stone GW, Leon MB, Knopf WD, O’Neill W. Non–Polymer-Based Paclitaxel-Coated Coronary Stents for the Treatment of Patients With De Novo Coronary Lesions. Circulation 2004, 109: 1948-1954. PMID: 15078794, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000127129.94129.6f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget vessel failureDe novo coronary lesionsNovo coronary lesionsBinary restenosisEnd pointCoronary lesionsMore type C lesionsPrespecified primary end pointPrespecified end pointStent binary restenosisBaseline clinical characteristicsPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsType C lesionsSmooth muscle cell proliferationMulticenter Clinical EvaluationStent late lossTreatment of patientsLarger reference diameterMuscle cell proliferationMicrotubule-stabilizing compoundClinical characteristicsPotent antitumor activityC lesionsClinical evaluation