Journal article
Effectiveness and Safety of Drug-Eluting Stents in Ontario
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The placement of drug-eluting stents decreases the frequency of repeat revascularization procedures in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in randomized clinical trials. However, there is uncertainty about the effectiveness of drug-eluting stents, and increasing concern about their safety, in routine clinical practice.
METHODS: From the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario's population-based clinical registry of …
Authors
Tu JV; Bowen J; Chiu M; Ko DT; Austin PC; He Y; Hopkins R; Tarride J-E; Blackhouse G; Lazzam C
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 357, No. 14, pp. 1393–1402
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
October 4, 2007
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa071076
ISSN
0028-4793