Primary Stenting of Totally Occluded Native Coronary Arteries II (PRISON II)
Author(s) -
Maarten J. Suttorp,
Gert Jan Laarman,
Braim M. Rahel,
Johannes C. Kelder,
Mike A.R. Bosschaert,
Ferdinand Kiemeneij,
J M Ten Berg,
Egbert T. Bal,
Benno J. Rensing,
Frank D. Eefting,
E. Gijs Mast
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.613588
Subject(s) - medicine , restenosis , stent , sirolimus , bare metal stent , cardiology , target lesion , coronary arteries , percutaneous coronary intervention , drug eluting stent , myocardial infarction , surgery , artery
Sirolimus-eluting stents markedly reduce the risk of restenosis compared with bare metal stents. However, it is not known whether there are differences in effectiveness between bare metal and sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with total coronary occlusions.
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