Abstract
The purpose of this study was to report the angiographic findings of the first human evaluation of the everolimus-eluting stent (EES) for the treatment of noncomplex coronary lesions. Forty-two patients with de novo coronary lesions (2.75 to 4.00 mm vessels; lesion length, <18 mm) were prospectively randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either the EES (n = 27) or a metallic stent (n = 15). Baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics were similar among both groups. At 6-month follow-up, EES had a lower in-stent late lumen loss (0.10 ± 0.22 vs 0.85 ± 0.32 mm, p <0.0001) and in-segment diameter stenoses (20.7 ± 12.3% vs 37.0 ± 15.8%, p = 0.002). There was no in-stent restenosis with EES; however, 1 focal distal edge restenosis was present. There was 1 in-stent and 1 in-segment (proximal edge) restenosis in the metallic stent group. There was no stent thrombosis or aneurysm formation at follow-up in either group.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 113-116 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Cardiology |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |