Short and long-term safety and efficacy of polymer-free vs. durable polymer drug-eluting stents. A comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized trials including 6178 patients
Navarese EP, Kowalewski M, Cortese B, Kandzari D, Dias S, Wojakowski W, Buffon A, Lansky A, Angelini P, Torguson R, Kubica J, Kelm M, de Boer MJ, Waksman R, Suryapranata H. Short and long-term safety and efficacy of polymer-free vs. durable polymer drug-eluting stents. A comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized trials including 6178 patients. Atherosclerosis 2014, 233: 224-231. PMID: 24529148, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.12.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurable polymer drug-eluting stentsDrug-eluting stentsStent thrombosisPolymer-free drug-eluting stentsRandomized trialsMyocardial infarctionMain efficacy endpointLong-term safetyLesion revascularizationEfficacy endpointSafety endpointVessel revascularizationMI ratesLong followCochrane DatabaseSafety profileClinical practiceRCTsGoogle ScholarConflicting resultsRevascularizationSignificant differencesEfficacyPatientsEndpoint