Outcomes of drug-eluting stents compared to bare-metal stents in ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction

Outcomes of drug-eluting stents compared to bare-metal stents in ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction

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Introduction: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) has become the treatment of choice in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Drug-eluting stents (DES) reduce restenosis compared to bare-metal stents (BMS) but there is conflicting data concerning their use i...

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Main Authors: João Brito, Manuel Almeida, Rui Campante Teles, Pedro Sousa, João Abecasis, Rita Calé, Pedro Gonçalves, Luís Raposo, Miguel Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-11-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255111000035

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