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Comparison of outcomes up to six months of heparin-coated with noncoated stents after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction

  • Eli I. Lev
  • , Abid R. Assali
  • , Igal Teplisky
  • , Eldad Rechavia
  • , David Hasdai
  • , Ofer Sela
  • , Nurit Shor
  • , Alexander Battler
  • , Ran Kornowski

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Abstract

We prospectively followed 238 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and compared the outcomes of patients who received heparin-coated stents (n = 124) with those of patients who received noncoated stents (n = 114). The clinical characteristics and adjunctive medications of the 2 groups were similar. The use of heparin-coated stents was associated with improved 30-day outcome but had no significant effect on 180-day outcome.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)741-743
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Cardiology
Volume93
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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