Lesion length impacts long term outcomes of drug-eluting stents and bare metal stents differently.

BACKGROUND: Long lesions have been associated with adverse outcomes in percutaneous coronary interventions with bare metal stents (BMS). However, the exact impact of lesion length on the short- and long-term outcomes of drug-eluting stent (DES) implantations is not as clear. METHODS AND RESULTS: Thi...

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Main Authors: Shang-Hung Chang, Chun-Chi Chen, Ming-Jer Hsieh, Chao-Yung Wang, Cheng-Hung Lee, I-Chang Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3543456?pdf=render