title: Coronary stents in the management of coronary artery disease review of first 100 stents.
abstract: This is a review of the first 100 coronary stents implanted for the indications of PTCA restenosis, acute or threatened closure and De Novo lesions. The success rates were high and complications rates were low. Subacute stent thrombosis rates were low and stenting for De Novo lesions in > 3.0 mm arteries provide the best short and long term results. Six months restenosis rate was low. Stent assisted high pressure balloon angioplasty is an important advance.
authors.affiliation: Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Jalan, Petaling Jaya.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sawatt
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Foo
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hitam
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Khor
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012042:Registries; D019233:Retreatment; D015607:Stents