In-hospital and nine-month outcome of treatment of coronary bifurcational lesions with sirolimus-eluting stent

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Mar 15;95(6):757-60. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.11.030.

Abstract

Between April 2002 and May 2004, 174 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcational lesions with sirolimus-eluting stents were identified. Two strategies were used: stenting only 1 branch (group 1S, n = 57) or stenting both branches (group 2S, n = 117). The incidence of major adverse cardiac events was evaluated in the hospital and at 9-month follow-up. There were no statistically significant differences between the 2 groups with regard to the incidence of target lesion revascularization (5.4% vs 8.9%, p = 0.76), target vessel revascularization (5.4% vs 11.1%, p = 0.51), and cumulative major adverse cardiac events (18.9% vs 23.3%, p = 0.76) at 9 months.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angina, Unstable / mortality
  • Angina, Unstable / therapy*
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease / mortality
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
  • Coronary Restenosis / mortality
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hospital Mortality*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / mortality
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
  • Risk Factors
  • Sirolimus / adverse effects*
  • Stents*

Substances

  • Sirolimus