title: Stent implantation without predilation in patients with a single, noncalcified coronary artery lesion.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of stent implantation without predilation in patients with a single, noncalcified coronary artery lesion. A total of 122 patients were randomized to receive a stent with or without predilation; direct stent placement was possible in 59 of the 61 patients (97%) with an immediate and long-term clinical follow-up similar to that observed in the group of patients treated conventionally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Casa di Cura Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy. newpoli@tin.it
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Danzi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capuano
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fiocca
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dallavalle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pirelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Quaini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome