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- Title
Weekly journal scan: do biodegradable polymer stents provide a durable benefit in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction?
- Authors
Vergallo, Rocco; Galiuto, Leonarda
- Abstract
The article discusses the results of a study comparing the long-term outcomes of biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stents (BP-SES) and durable polymer everolimus-eluting stents (DP-EES) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). The study found that BP-SES showed a sustained superiority over DP-EES in terms of target lesion failure (TLF) at 5 years, with lower rates of clinically indicated target lesion revascularization. However, there were no significant differences in cardiac death, target vessel myocardial re-infarction, stent thrombosis, or major bleeding between the two groups. The study was conducted in Switzerland and had limitations in terms of generalizability and patient population.
- Subjects
ST elevation myocardial infarction; MYOCARDIAL infarction
- Publication
European Heart Journal, 2024, Vol 45, Issue 18, p1593
- ISSN
0195-668X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehae119