Drug-eluting or bare-metal stents for acute myocardial infarction

Authors :: Mauri, Laura
Silbaugh, Treacy S.
Garg, Pallav
Wolf, Robert E.
Zelevinsky, Katya
Lovett, Ann
Varma, Manu R.
Zheng Zhou
Normand, Sharon-Lise T.
Source :: The New England Journal of Medicine. Sept 25, 2008, Vol. 359 Issue 13, p1330, 13 p.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: A study aims to compare and establish the efficacy of drug-eluting stents as against bare-metal stents in the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Results concluded that treatment with drug-eluting stents was found to result in decreased 2-year mortality rates as well as a reduced need for repeat revascularization procedures as compared to bare-metal stents.