Impact of Stent Size Selection on Acute and Long-Term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in De Novo Coronary Lesions [Coronary Interventions]

Conclusions— The positive impact of stent oversizing was documented on procedural and clinical outcomes. In particular, small vessels treated with smaller stents were associated with greater adverse events, suggesting that aggressive selection of larger stents, with appropriate attention to edge effects, may optimize long-term outcomes, even in drug-eluting stents implantation.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - September 26, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kitahara, H., Okada, K., Kimura, T., Yock, P. G., Lansky, A. J., Popma, J. J., Yeung, A. C., Fitzgerald, P. J., Honda, Y. Tags: Stent Coronary Interventions Source Type: research