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Drug-Eluting Versus Bare Metal Stents in Patients With ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Henning Kelbæk,
Leif Thuesen,
Steffen Helqvist,
Peter Clemmensen,
Lene Kløvgaard,
Anne Kaltoft,
Bente Andersen,
Helle Thuesen,
Thomas Engstrøm,
Hans Erik Bøtker,
Kari Saunamäki,
Lars Romer Krusell,
Erik Jørgensen,
Hans-Henrik Tilsted Hansen,
Evald Høj Christiansen,
Jan Ravkilde,
Lars Køber,
Klaus F. Kofoed,
Christian Juhl Terkelsen,
Jens Flensted Lassen
Publication year - 2008
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.107.758698
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiology , myocardial infarction , restenosis , stent , bare metal stent , drug eluting stent , coronary artery disease , revascularization
Implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) limits the rate of coronary restenosis in most patients with coronary artery disease, but data are scarce with regard to their use in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction and in connection with distal protection of the microvascular perfusion during primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

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