Is it time to take bare metal stents off the catheter laboratory shelf?
Cardiology Department, NHS Gloucestershire Hospitals, Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham GL53 7AN, UK gksup@yahoo.gr.
George
G
Kassimis
Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Adrian P
AP
Banning
D000367:Age Factors; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000209:etiology; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D000072657:ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology
D000925:Anticoagulants; D008670:Metals; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors