Etiology, Frequency, and Clinical Outcomes of Myocardial Infarction After Successful Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation: Two-Year Follow-Up From the ADAPT-DES Study [Cardiac Catheterization]

Conclusions— The occurrence of a non-periprocedural MI within 2 years after successful drug-eluting stent implantation is relatively infrequent, but has numerous etiologies and is significantly associated with subsequent mortality. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00638794.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - December 7, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dohi, T., Maehara, A., Witzenbichler, B., Rinaldi, M. J., Mazzaferri, E. L., Duffy, P. L., Weisz, G., Neumann, F.-J., Henry, T. D., Cox, D. A., Stuckey, T. D., Brodie, B. R., Litherland, C., Brener, S. J., Kirtane, A. J., Mintz, G. S., Stone, G. W. Tags: Myocardial Infarction, Catheter-Based Coronary and Valvular Interventions Cardiac Catheterization Source Type: research