Impact of advanced age on the safety and effectiveness of paclitaxel‐eluting stent implantation in patients with ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty: The HORIZONS‐AMI trial

Conclusions: For STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI, the implantation of PES as compared with BMS reduced ischemic TVR, and this effect was independent of age. [NCT00433966] © 2013 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - January 29, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Dariusz Dudek, Roxana Mehran, Artur Dziewierz, Bernhard Witzenbichler, Bruce R. Brodie, Ran Kornowski, Martin Fahy, Alexandra J. Lansky, Tomasz Rakowski, Jacek Legutko, Leszek Bryniarski, Gregg W. Stone Source Type: research