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
Hauptverfasser: Damman, Peter, Iñiguez, Andres, Klomp, Margo, Beijk, Marcel, Woudstra, Pier, Silber, Sigmund, Ribeiro, Expedito E., Suryapranata, Harry, Sim, Kui Hian, Tijssen, Jan G.P., Winter, Robbert J. de, investigators, The e-HEALING
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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
ISSN:1346-9843
1347-4820
DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-11-0509