Long-Term Outcomes with Drug-Eluting Stents versus Bare-Metal Stents in Sweden

Lagerqvist, Bo; James, Stefan; Stenestrand, Ulf; Lindbäck, Johan; Nilsson, Tage; Wallentin, Lars

doi:10.1056/nejmoa067722

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Long-Term Outcomes with Drug-Eluting Stents versus Bare-Metal Stents in Sweden

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 13, 2007

Authors:

Bo Lagerqvist

Stefan James

Ulf Stenestrand

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recent reports have indicated that there may be an increased risk of late stent thrombosis with the use of drug-eluting stents, as compared with bare-metal stents. METHODS: We evaluated 6033 patients treated with drug-eluting stents and 13,738 patients treated with bare-metal stents in 2...

Subject

Medicine

Bare metal

Drug

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