Incomplete Stent Apposition and Very Late Stent Thrombosis After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

medal submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (circ.ahajournals.org)

"Incomplete stent apposition is highly prevalent in patients with very late stent thrombosis after DES implantation, suggesting a role in the pathogenesis of this adverse event. "

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Targeted stent use in clinical practice based on evidence from the BAsel Stent Cost Effectiveness Trial

amanda submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org)

"Patients with angioplasty of small vessels or bypass grafts seem to benefit from DES use, in long-term outcome, in contrast to patients with large native vessel stenting where there might even be late harm. Still, this hypothesis needs to be tested prospectively. "

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