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Long-Term Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Outcomes in Elderly Patients
Author(s) -
Daniel E. Forman,
David A. Cox,
Stephen G. Ellis,
John M. Lasala,
John A. Ormiston,
Gregg W. Stone,
Mark Turco,
Jeanne Y. Wei,
Anita Joshi,
Keith D. Dawkins,
Donald S. Baim
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.109.855221
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention , stent , target lesion , drug eluting stent , thrombosis , revascularization , bare metal , population , cardiology , surgery , restenosis , environmental health
Although drug-eluting stents have become a mainstay of percutaneous coronary intervention, information about drug-eluting stents outcomes in elderly patients is limited. Data from the paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) trials and registries were pooled to assess PES benefits relative to advancing patient age, including comparison with bare-metal stents.

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