title: The conversion in application of percutaneous coronary intervention following the introduction of drug eluting stents.
abstract: In order to determine the changes in the pattern of techniques applied during elective coronary intervention, data from 688 patients prior to Sirolimus. Drug-Eluting Stents (DES) approval was compared to 438 patients who underwent coronary intervention after DES approval. There was increased intervention to higher risk lesions, including smaller vessels and re-stenotic lesions after DES approval. Total number of stents per patient significantly decreased, despite longer stent length per patient or per lesion after DES approval. No significant difference was found in multivessel interventions.
authors.forename: Fumiaki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ikeno
authors.forename: Farshad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raissi Shabari
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadoughi
authors.forename: Jennifer K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pourdehmobed
authors.forename: Vahideh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hashemi
authors.forename: Sacha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Emami
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaneda
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanada
authors.forename: Alan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezaee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible