Interventional cardiology: does stent overlap make a difference to clinical outcome?

Antonio Colombo; Rasha Al-Lamee

doi:10.1038/nrcardio.2010.72

Interventional cardiology: does stent overlap make a difference to clinical outcome?

Nat Rev Cardiol. 2010 Jul;7(7):362-4. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2010.72.

Authors

Antonio Colombo¹, Rasha Al-Lamee

Affiliation

¹ Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus Hospital, Via Buonarroti 48, 20145 Milan, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 20577295
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2010.72

Abstract

The impact of overlap of drug-eluting stents on clinical and angiographic outcomes is controversial. Individuals with long coronary lesions requiring implantation of multiple stents are an important patient subgroup for whom careful evaluation and decision-making with optimal stent deployment is needed to ensure the best possible short-term and long-term results.

Publication types

News

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / mortality
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease / mortality
Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
Drug-Eluting Stents*
Humans
Patient Selection
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome