Comparison of incidence and angiography patterns in definite thrombosis between drug-eluting and bare-metal stents.
Stent thrombosis is a feared complication of percutaneous coronary intervention due to its catastrophic consequences. We analysed the incidence of angiographically-confirmed thrombosis in 5011 consecutive patients treated with drug-eluting stents or bare-metal stents. Although the incidence of thrombosis was similar between the two groups (0.8%), angiographically-documented late thrombosis was a relatively unusual complication after implantation of either stent, though it was more common with drug-eluting stents than bare-metal stents (0.25 vs. 0.06%, P=.03).
Muñoz-Garcia
Antonio J
AJ
Domínguez-Franco
Antonio J
AJ
Alonso-Briales
Juan H
JH
Jiménez-Navarro
Manuel F
MF
Hernández-García
José M
JM
de Teresa-Galván
Eduardo
E
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology