Direct stenting versus balloon predilation: Jury is still out

Autor: Jorge A, Belardi, Mariano, Albertal
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac AngiographyInterventions. 90(2)
ISSN: 1522-726X
Popis: Compared to balloon predilation, direct stenting (DS) shortens procedural time and reduces radiation and contrast exposure. A meta-analysis that included 7 studies comparing these 2 strategies revealed lower adverse event rate with DS. Studies included in the present meta-analysis were mostly observational and utilized first generation drug-eluting stent. Patient and lesion selection may explain these positive results.
Databáze: OpenAIRE