Comparison of six-month results of coronary stenting versus balloon angioplasty alone in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Jun 1;79(11):1524-7. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00185-9.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare results of delayed elective stent implantation on the infarct-related artery with conventional balloon angioplasty in 97 patients with acute myocardial infarction at 7 to 10 days after symptom onset (stenting in 45 patients, balloon angioplasty in 52 patients). In selected patients, intracoronary stent implantation on the infarct-related artery at 7 to 10 days after symptom onset of acute myocardial infarction is safe, feasible, and may reduce the the frequency of late restenosis compared with balloon angioplasty (the angiographic restenosis rate: 13% in patients with stents vs 52% in patients with balloon angioplasty, p <0.05).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Catheterization*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / surgery
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Recurrence
  • Stents*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome