Randomized Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Slow- and Moderate-Release Polymer-Based Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Coronary Artery Lesions

Colombo, Antonio; Drzewiecki, J; Banning, Adrian; Grube, Eberhard; Eugen Hauptmann, Karl; Silber, Sigmund; Dudek, Dariusz; Fort, Stephen; Schiele, François; Zmudka, K; Guagliumi, Giulio; E. Russell, Mary

doi:10.1161/01.cir.0000086926.62288.a6

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Randomized Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Slow- and Moderate-Release Polymer-Based Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Coronary Artery Lesions

Published in Circulation • Aug 5, 2003

Authors:

Antonio Colombo

J Drzewiecki

Adrian Banning

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Early clinical studies demonstrated the feasibility of local paclitaxel delivery in reducing restenosis after treatment of de novo coronary lesions in small patient populations. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted a randomized, double-blind trial of 536 patients at 38 medical centers evalu...

Subject

Medicine

Paclitaxel

Randomized controlled trial

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