Temporal trends in percutaneous coronary interventions thru the drug eluting stent era: Insights from 18,641 procedures performed over 12‐year period

Background The last decade, regarded as the DES era in PCI, has witnessed significant advances in the management of coronary disease. We aimed to assess temporal trends in the practice and outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during the drug eluting stent (DES) era. Methods We analyzed 18,641 consecutive PCI's performed between January 2004 and December 2016, distinguished by procedural date (Q1: 2004–2006, n = 4,865; Q2: 2007–2009, n = 4,977; Q3: 2010–2012, n = 4,230; Q4: 2013–2016, n = 4,569). Results At presentation, mean patients age was 65 (±11) years and 22.8% were females. Over time, there was a rise in the relative number of octogenarians (Q1: 10.7% vs Q4: 15.5%, P