Coronary stenting with the Genous™ Bio-Engineered R Stent™ in elderly patients

We evaluated the Genous™ Bio-engineered R stent™ 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). In the e-HEALIN...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society 2011, Vol.75 (11), p.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, de Winter, Robbert J
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary Blood Vessel Prosthesis - adverse effects Clopidogrel Death Female Humans Male Myocardial Infarction - etiology Myocardial Infarction - mortality Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - administration & dosage Product Surveillance, Postmarketing Registries Risk Factors Stents - adverse effects Thrombosis - etiology Thrombosis - mortality Thrombosis - prevention & control Ticlopidine - administration & dosage Ticlopidine - analogs & derivatives
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Zusammenfassung:	We evaluated the Genous™ Bio-engineered R stent™ 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). In the e-HEALING registry, 2,651 patients were
ISSN:	1347-4820