title: Long-term outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention: the significance of native coronary artery disease progression.
abstract: The extensive use of stents during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with concerns about their potential adverse effects. In-stent restenosis and stent thrombosis definitely significantly affect the PCI outcome. However, review of recent relevant studies suggests that stent-related problems may have been somewhat overestimated when compared to coronary artery disease (CAD) progression at nonstented coronary segments as causative factors of adverse cardiac clinical events late (>30 days) post-PCI. Both stent-related problems and native CAD progression have to be equally addressed to optimize the PCI clinical benefit.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moulias
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alexopoulos
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome