Should every drug-eluting stent be deployed directly?

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Jul;7(7):759-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.04.003.

Authors

Marco A Magalhaes¹, Sa'ar Minha¹, Augusto D Pichard²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: guspichard@gmail.com.

PMID: 25060018
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.04.003

No abstract available

Keywords: direct stenting; outcomes; restenosis.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Angina Pectoris / therapy*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Coronary Restenosis / prevention & control*
Drug-Eluting Stents*
Female
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / instrumentation*