Is bare-metal stenting superior to balloon angioplasty for small vessel coronary artery disease? Evidence from a meta-analysis of randomized trials.

Coronary stenting versus balloon angioplasty in small vessels: a meta-analysis from 11 randomized studies.

OBJECTIVES A meta-analysis of 11 randomized trials was done to compare stenting versus balloon angioplasty (BA) in small coronary vessels. BACKGROUND Randomized studies on coronary stenting (CS) in small vessels have yielded controversial results. METHODS Eleven randomized trials on CS versus BA in small vessels, including angiographic re-evaluation at six months, were analyzed. RESULTS T...

Clinical Evidence of the Efficacy of Balloon Angioplasty with Stenting vs. Angioplasty Alone, and Drug-eluting vs. Bare-metal Stenting in the Prevention of Re-stenosis in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease A Research Project by

Evaluation of PTCA versus Stenting and Bare-Metal Stenting versus Drug-Eluting Stenting in the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

Introduction: The risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) for both men and women is increasing in society today. Over the past twenty-five years, the concepts of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and stenting have become dominant modalities in the treatment of CAD. In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, PTCA was seen as the best possible alternative to bypass surgery ...

بررسی نتیجه کلینیکی بلند مدت آنژیوپلاستی با استنت فلزی در بیماران مبتلا به بیماری عروق کرونر در بیمارستان فاطمه زهرا (س) ساری از سال 1383 تا سال 1385

Background and Purpose:Coronary artery Stenting is known to improve the outcome for ischemic heart disease. Many clinical studies have been performed to determine the long-term outcome of coronary Stenting and most of them were based on first-generation bare-metal Stents. The aim of this study is to evaluate long-term (24 6.4 month) results of second-generation bare metal stent. Materials an...

Clinical outcomes of stents versus balloon angioplasty in non-acute coronary artery disease. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

AIMS To evaluate whether stents as compared to balloon angioplasty reduce mortality in patients with non-acute coronary artery disease. METHODS AND RESULTS We identified randomized controlled trials comparing stents to balloon angioplasty for the treatment of non-acute coronary artery disease by searching major medical databases from 1979 to March 2002. Two independent reviewers selected and ...