title: Comparison of six-month results of coronary stenting versus balloon angioplasty alone in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: 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