A comparison of balloon-expandable-stent implantation with balloon angioplasty in patients with coronary artery disease. Benestent Study Group.

W Serruys, P; de Jaegere, P; Kiemeneij, F; Macaya, C; Rutsch, W; Heyndrickx, G; Emanuelsson, H; Marco, J; Legrand, V; Materne, P

doi:10.1056/NEJM199408253310801

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A comparison of balloon-expandable-stent implantation with balloon angioplasty in patients with coronary artery disease. Benestent Study Group.

Shared by NobleBlocks on Aug 25, 1994 • 12:00 AM UTC

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P W Serruys

P de Jaegere

F Kiemeneij

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Balloon-expandable coronary-artery stents were developed to prevent coronary restenosis after coronary angioplasty. These devices hold coronary vessels open at sites that have been dilated. However, it is unknown whether stenting improves long-term angiographic and clinical outcomes as c...

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