Drug-eluting coronary stents - focus on improved patient outcomes

The development of stent has been a major advance in the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease since the introduction of balloon angioplasty. Subsequently, neointimal hyperplasia within the stent leading to in-stent restenosis emerged as a major obstacle in long-term success of percutaneo...

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Published inPatient related outcome measures Vol. 2; pp. 161 - 174
Main Authors Jaffery, Zehra, Prasad, Amit, Lee, John H, White, Christopher J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.07.2011
Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Cardiovascular disease
Patient satisfaction
Review
Stents
coronary intervention
patient outcomes
drug-eluting stent
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Summary:The development of stent has been a major advance in the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease since the introduction of balloon angioplasty. Subsequently, neointimal hyperplasia within the stent leading to in-stent restenosis emerged as a major obstacle in long-term success of percutaneous coronary intervention. Recent introduction of drug-eluting stents is a major breakthrough to tackle this problem. This review article summarizes stent technology, reviews progress of drug-eluting stents and discusses quality of life, patient satisfaction, and acceptability of percutaneous coronary intervention.
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ISSN:1179-271X
1179-271X
DOI:10.2147/PROM.S24796