Randomized trial comparing two devices: the Palmaz-Schatz stent and the Strecker stent in bail-out situations.
To assess whether differences in design (geometry, flexibility) and material (electrostatic behavior) may influence the acute and late outcome following intracoronary stent implantation in the treatment of acute or threatened closure after prolonged balloon inflations, 50 patients were randomized to receive either a Palmaz-Schatz stent (n = 25) or a Strecker stent (n = 25).


RESULTS
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CONCLUSIONS
Both Palmaz-Schatz and Strecker stents are equally effective in restoring vessel patency in bail-out situations. The incidence of complications is high and similar for both stents if they were used after failed prolonged balloon inflations. Differences in design and material do not seem to influence the results.
Reifart
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N
Red Cross Hospital and Heart Center, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Haase
J
J
Massa
T
T
Preusler
W
W
Schwarz
F
F
Störger
H
H
Vandormael
M
M
Hofmann
M
M
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D013193:Stainless Steel; D015607:Stents; D013635:Tantalum