title: [Coronary endoprosthesis (stents) implanted without coumadin administration: one year's experience].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Subacute occlusion and bleeding complications have been the major limitations of coronary stenting. Several authors have suggested the nonessential role of oral anticoagulation to prevent occlusions.
  
  
  METHODS
  We treated 121 patients (125 stent procedures with initial angiographic success) with the following regimen: heparin 10-20,000 IU i.v. and ASA 325 mg i.v. during the procedure, followed by ASA 125-325 mg/day/6 months and ticlopidine 250-500 mg/day/3 months. 40 patients were also treated with enoxaparine (14,000 IU/day, median) for 10 days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  172 stents (119 Palmaz-Schatz, 35 Wiktor and 18 of other types) were implanted in 148 lesions (in 45 cases with non-occlusive dissection or suboptimal results and the rest electively). Most of the stents were deployed at high pressure (median 14 atm.). The procedure was ended when the stent expansion was considered as optimal by angiography and/or intravascular ultrasound. No patient developed signs of subacute occlusion at follow-up (30-441 days). 2 patients developed non-Q wave myocardial infarction (occlusion of side branches). The rates of bleeding and vascular complications were 0.8% and 1.6%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coronary stenting with high pressure dilatation and without subsequent anticoagulation seems to be associated with low rates of subacute occlusion and bleeding or vascular complications.
authors: Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pérez de Prado
authors: E J
authors: EJ
authors: García
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Abeytua
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Botas
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Elízaga
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Soriano
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Bermejo
authors: E G
authors: EG
authors: Velásquez
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Delcán
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015607:Stents
vernacular_title: Implantación de endoprótesis coronarias (stents) sin dicumarínicos: un año de experiencia.