[Drug-eluting stents in coronary arteries]

The Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU)
Record ID 32010001105
Swedish
Authors' recommendations: Compared with bare metal mesh stents, drug-eluting stents prevent the recurrence of narrowing of the coronary artery, without increasing the risk of complications. This applies to both stable and unstable coronary artery disease. Various drug-eluting stents may differ in both effect and risks: Everolimus-eluting stents give rise to fewer stent thromboses than sirolimus-eluting stents, and fewer myocardial infarctions and stent thromboses than paclitaxel-eluting stents. However, in comparative studies, there seem to be no differences in safety or effect of everolimus-, biolimus- or second-generation zotarolimus-eluting stents.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2014
URL for published report: http://www.sbu.se/201406e
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Sweden
MeSH Terms
  • Coronary Vessels
  • Drug Delivery Systems
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