First report of a novel abluminal groove filled biodegradable polymer rapamycin-eluting stent in de novo coronary artery disease: results of the first in man FIREHAWK trial.
Qian J, Xu B, Lansky AJ, Yang YJ, Qiao SB, Wu YJ, Chen J, Hu FH, Yang WX, Mintz GS, Leon MB, Gao RL. First report of a novel abluminal groove filled biodegradable polymer rapamycin-eluting stent in de novo coronary artery disease: results of the first in man FIREHAWK trial. Chinese Medical Journal 2012, 125: 970-6. PMID: 22613516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsQuantitative coronary angiographyDrug-eluting stentsAbluminal grooveMyocardial infarctionDe novo coronary artery diseaseDe novo native coronary stenosisIschemia-driven target lesion revascularizationNovo coronary artery diseaseStent late lumen lossFirst-generation drug-eluting stentsComplete strut coverageAdverse cardiac eventsTarget lesion revascularizationTarget vessel revascularizationClinical success rateCoronary artery diseaseLate lumen lossNative coronary stenosisPrior myocardial infarctionStent late lossLate DES thrombosisLong-term restenosisLesion revascularizationPrimary endpoint