Coronary Stenting With the GenousTM Bio-Engineered R StentTM in Elderly Patients: 12-Month Outcomes From the e-HEALING Registry
Background: We evaluated the GenousTM Bio-engineered R stentTM in elderly patients undergoing non-urgent percutaneous coronary intervention. The elderly have an increased risk of (temporary) discontinuation of clopidogrel, which is associated with a higher risk of developing stent thrombosis (ST). M...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Circulation Journal 2011, Vol.75(11), pp.2590-2597 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background: We evaluated the GenousTM Bio-engineered R stentTM in elderly patients undergoing non-urgent percutaneous coronary intervention. The elderly have an increased risk of (temporary) discontinuation of clopidogrel, which is associated with a higher risk of developing stent thrombosis (ST). Methods and Results: In the e-HEALING registry, 2,651 patients were |
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ISSN: | 1346-9843 1347-4820 |
DOI: | 10.1253/circj.CJ-11-0509 |