Drug Eluting Stents versus Bare Metal Stents for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is one of the leading causes of late mortality among heart transplant recipients. Retransplantation, although considered the only definitive therapy, is not a feasible option for most patients. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug eluting stents (DES) or bare metal stents (BMS) has become a palliative, more accessible therapy. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate clinical outcomes of DES vs BMS.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: (556) Source Type: research