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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
Drug-eluting stents (DESs) have shown the ability to reduce restenosis and major adverse cardiac events in de novo lesions when compared with bare metal stents in randomized studies. Enthused by the results of these trials, DESs are being used in other difficult lesion subsets, such as bifurcation lesions, in-stent restenosis, vein graft lesions and chronic total occlusions. They are also being used in difficult patient subsets, such as diabetes and acute myocardial infarction. Not all DES are equal, however, and research is now focused on understanding the differences between these stents. This review discusses the DESs that are US FDA-approved and currently available in the USA, namely Cypher (Cordis Corporation) and Taxus (Boston Scientific), and whether they are comparable.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1744-8298
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
483-91
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Sirolimus- versus paclitaxel-eluting stents: numero uno, first among equals or equal?
pubmed:affiliation
Interventional Cardiologist, Wockhardt Heart Center, LB Nagar, Kamineni Hospital Hyderabad-68, India. pkuchulakanti@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article