title: Comparison of three coronary stents: clinical and angiographic outcome after elective placement in 134 consecutive patients.
abstract: One hundred and thirty-four consecutive patients undergoing elective coronary stenting were studied to assess the relative performance of Palmaz-Schatz (PS), Gianturco-Roubin (GR), and Wiktor (W) stents. Eighty-six percent of patients underwent follow-up angiography. Initial and follow-up angiograms were assessed by a central angiographic core laboratory. Attempts were made to place 81 Palmaz-Schatz (PS) stents, 21 Gianturco-Roubin (GR), and 32 Wiktor (W) stents. PS stents were less frequently successfully deployed (88% PS vs. 100% GR vs. 97% W; P = 0.03). The final percent stenosis was greater with the GR stent (32% GR vs. 14% PS vs. 19% W; P < 0.001). The restenosis rate was lower in the PS group (PS 48.2% vs. GR 66.7% and W 68.4%; P = 0.044). After accounting for the effect of prior restenosis (P = 0.005) and saphenous vein site (P = 0.006) in multivariate testing, lesion severity at follow-up was still less with the Palmaz-Schatz stent (P = 0.037).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44106.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: MacIsaac
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Topol
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Whitlow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome