A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Conventional Stenting Versus Direct Stenting in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction.

BACKGROUND: Direct stenting (DS) is commonly used during percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to prevent distal embolization; however, no guideline recommendations exist regarding DS. We sought to compare DS with conventional stenting (CS) in patients presenting with AMI in a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. METHODS: Studies were identified from EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Cochrane databases. To be …