Efficacy and Safety of Drug-Eluting Stents in the Real World: 8-Year Follow-Up

Background: Drug-eluting stents have been used in daily practice since 2002, with the clear advantages of reducing the risk of target vessel revascularization and an impressive reduction in restenosis rate by 50%-70%. However, the occurrence of a late thrombosis can compromise long-term results, par...

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Main Authors: Denise Oliveira Pellegrini, Vitor Osório Gomes, Ricardo Lasevitch, Luis Smidt, Marco Aurélio Azeredo, Priscila Ledur, Rodrigo Bodanese, Leonardo Sinnott, Emílio Moriguchi, Paulo Caramori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2014-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2014002100002&lng=en&tlng=en