Sirolimus-Eluting Stents versus Standard Stents in Patients with Stenosis in a Native Coronary Artery
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- 2 October 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 349 (14) , 1315-1323
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa035071
Abstract
Preliminary reports of studies involving simple coronary lesions indicate that a sirolimus-eluting stent significantly reduces the risk of restenosis after percutaneous coronary revascularization.Keywords
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