Comparison of six-month results of coronary stenting versus balloon angioplasty alone in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
The purpose of this study was to compare results of delayed elective stent implantation on the infarct-related artery with conventional balloon angioplasty in 97 patients with acute myocardial infarction at 7 to 10 days after symptom onset (stenting in 45 patients, balloon angioplasty in 52 patients). In selected patients, intracoronary stent implantation on the infarct-related artery at 7 to 10 days after symptom onset of acute myocardial infarction is safe, feasible, and may reduce the the frequency of late restenosis compared with balloon angioplasty (the angiographic restenosis rate: 13% in patients with stents vs 52% in patients with balloon angioplasty, p <0.05).
Hong
M K
MK
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Park
S W
SW
Kim
J J
JJ
Lee
C W
CW
Park
S J
SJ
D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome