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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 741-743 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Cardiology |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Mar 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |