2011
Clinical and angiographic outcomes of elderly patients treated with everolimus-eluting versus paclitaxel-eluting stents: three-year results from the SPIRIT III randomised trial.
Hermiller JB, Nikolsky E, Lansky AJ, Applegate RJ, Sanz M, Yaqub M, Sood P, Cao S, Sudhir K, Stone GW. Clinical and angiographic outcomes of elderly patients treated with everolimus-eluting versus paclitaxel-eluting stents: three-year results from the SPIRIT III randomised trial. EuroIntervention 2011, 7: 307-13. PMID: 21729832, DOI: 10.4244/eijv7i3a54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaclitaxel-eluting stentsPercutaneous coronary interventionSegment restenosisYounger patientsElderly patientsLower incidenceSegment late lumen lossSegment late lossSPIRIT III trialTarget vessel failureLate lumen lossDrug-eluting stentsYears of ageThree-year resultsLower ratesAge-specific mechanismsStent assignmentAngiographic outcomesCoronary interventionIII trialsInducible ischaemiaEE patientsPE patientsLumen lossNeointimal response
2007
Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization Using a Trilayer Metal Phosphorylcholine-Coated Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent
Abizaid A, Lansky AJ, Fitzgerald PJ, Tanajura LF, Feres F, Staico R, Mattos L, Abizaid A, Chaves A, Centemero M, Sousa AG, Sousa JE, Zaugg MJ, Schwartz LB. Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization Using a Trilayer Metal Phosphorylcholine-Coated Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 99: 1403-1408. PMID: 17493469, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.12.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiovascular AgentsCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationCoronary RestenosisCoronary StenosisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhosphorylcholineProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignResearch DesignSirolimusStentsTreatment OutcomeTunica IntimaUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsCoronary artery stenosisQuantitative coronary angiographyZoMaxx stentCoronary angiographyArtery stenosisDe novo coronary artery stenosisSingle-arm prospective clinical trialDevice-deployment success ratesMajor adverse cardiac eventsSegment late lumen lossCoronary occlusive diseaseIntravascular ultrasound resultsNeointimal volume obstructionAdverse cardiac eventsIndependent core laboratoryLate lumen lossNative coronary arteriesPercutaneous coronary revascularizationProspective clinical trialsCoronary stent systemReduction of restenosisCoronary revascularizationVolume obstructionCardiac eventsObstructive lesions