Long-Term (Three-Year) Safety and Efficacy of Everolimus-Eluting Stents Compared to Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents (from the SPIRIT III Trial)
Applegate RJ, Yaqub M, Hermiller JB, Sood P, Yu S, Doostzadeh J, Williams JE, Farhat N, Caputo R, Lansky AJ, Cutlip DE, Sudhir K, Stone GW. Long-Term (Three-Year) Safety and Efficacy of Everolimus-Eluting Stents Compared to Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents (from the SPIRIT III Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2011, 107: 833-840. PMID: 21247538, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.10.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary RestenosisCoronary ThrombosisDrug-Eluting StentsEverolimusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPaclitaxelProspective StudiesSingle-Blind MethodSirolimusSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeTubulin ModulatorsUnited StatesConceptsPaclitaxel-eluting stentsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsSPIRIT III trialAdverse cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular eventsIII trialsPrimary clinical end pointLimited long-term dataTarget lesion revascularizationTarget vessel failureEvent-free survivalClinical end pointsEverolimus-Eluting StentsLong-term safetyLesion revascularizationCardiac deathCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionSPIRIT IIClinical trialsEfficacy profileUnited States sitesLandmark analysisTerm safetyXIENCE V