OBJECTIVE: The reported results of intracoronary stenting with Palmaz-Schatz stents using the low dose anticoagulation protocol have been encouraging and no stent @entity715 was observed. The effectiveness of such method extending to the use of other types of stents was therefore evaluated in this study. METHODS: All @entity1 followed the anticoagulation protocol (heparin and @entity1229 ) using non-heparin-coated stents. From September 1995, 92 @entity1 received intracoronary stenting (69 @entity1 , 23 @entity1 , mean age 60.9 years). Altogether 117 stents were implanted in 99 target arteries and 106 lesions. RESULTS: A total of 50.4% of the stents were bare stents (stents without protective sheaths). Both coil stents and slotted tubular stents were used. Stenting was performed without the guidance of intravascular ultrasonography and high-pressure poststenting inflation was used in only 24.0% of @entity1 with less than optimal angiographic results. The mean (+/- SD) coronary minimum luminal diameter changed from 0.63 +/- 0.39 mm to 3.12 +/- 0.48 mm immediately after stenting. Both stent @entity715 rate and femoral @entity548 complication rate remained at 0%. Four bare stents could not be deployed in the first instance but without sequels. No morbidity nor mortality was recorded. The mean hospital stay remained at a mean of 4.5 days. All @entity1 (100%) were followed up regularly. The mean (+/- SD) clinical follow-up period was 229 +/- 173 days. Clinical symptoms improved in all @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: These findings further support that the method is safe and stent @entity715 was not observed. Post-stenting recoil was more with coil stents. Dislodgment and potential risk of embolization could not be underestimated with bare stents. The restenosis rate between different types of stents remains to be determined.

Stent XXXX with different types of intracoronary stents: is it still a problem?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity715 :: ('MESH:D013927', 'Disease') :: ['thrombosis'] @entity1229 :: ('MESH:D014859', 'Chemical') :: ['warfarin'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['bleeding']
@entity715 :: (MESH:D013927,Disease) :: ['thrombosis']
