title: Use of drug-eluting versus bare-metal stents in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
abstract: The development of drug-eluting stents (DES) is one of the critical milestones in the advances of interventional cardiology. However, clinical stent thrombosis still poses a serious potential complication. In acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), acute total vessel occlusion has a larger thrombus burden, and the use of DES in this particular setting raises safety concerns. Published data from randomized, controlled studies, observational studies and recently published meta-analyses mostly support the safety of DES use in acute STEMI. However, these studies have limited study populations and follow-up periods, so the long-term safety of DES in the setting of STEMI is still unclear, and careful consideration should be given in clinical decision-making. In this article we reviewed the findings of randomized and nonrandomized trials on the use of drugeluting versus bare-metal stents in the setting of acute STEMI.
authors.affiliation: Los Angeles County Hospital/University of Southern California Medical Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Shih-fan
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Bialy
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clavijo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals