Abstract

Limitations of early drug-eluting stents (DESs) such as late stent thrombosis and evidence of delayed neointimal healing have prompted the development of DESs with new platform materials, thinner stent struts, more-biocompatible or more-biodegradable surface polymer coatings, and less-potent antiproliferative drugs. However, in the manufacturer-funded SORT OUT III trial, risks for both definite stent thrombosis and target-vessel revascularization (TVR) were significantly …

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