Improved long-term survival associated with stent deployment during percutaneous coronary interventions: Results from a registry of 3399 patients

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2004.10.034 Byline: Joseph B. Muhlestein (a)(b), Jeffrey L. Anderson (a)(b), ChangZong Cui (c), YanPing Lan (c), Tami L. Bair (a), T. Jared Bunch (d), Robert R. Pearson (a), Sherman G. Sorensen (a), Dale G. Renlund (a)(b), Li Zhang (a), Benjamin D. Horne (a), G. Michael Vincent (a)(b) Abstract: The use of stents in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves procedural success and reduces restenosis. However, few studies have had a sufficient sample size or adequate follow-up to determine whether this advantage results in a positive effect on mortality. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Division of Cardiology, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah (b) Deparment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (c) Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, First Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China (d) Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic Foundation, Rochester, Minn Article History: Received 27 July 2004; Accepted 13 October 2004 Article Note: (footnote) We thank the support of the Deseret Foundation, Salt Lake City, Utah.