Impact of coronary artery calcification in percutaneous coronary intervention with paclitaxel ‐eluting stents: Two‐year clinical outcomes of paclitaxel‐eluting stents in patients from the ARRIVE program

ConclusionsModerate/severe CAC was associated with increased clinical events in patients who underwent PCI with TAXUS stents. This may be explained in part due to differences important baseline characteristics including more patients with more comorbidities and more complex lesions. After adjustment for imbalanced baseline variables, the moderate/severe CAC group had a higher risk of major adverse cardiac events and death. Improvements in treatment strategies are needed for this high‐risk group of patients who undergo PCI. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - January 11, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Michael S. Lee, Tae Yang, John Lasala, David Cox Tags: Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research