Comparison of outcomes up to six months of Heparin-Coated with noncoated stents after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 93; no. 6; pp. 741 - 743
• Main Authors: Lev, Eli I., Assali, Abid R., Teplisky, Igal, Rechavia, Eldad, Hasdai, David, Sela, Ofer, Shor, Nurit, Battler, Alexander, Kornowski, Ran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 15.03.2004; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Anticoagulants - administration & dosage; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Coronary Angiography; Coronary heart disease; Diseases of the cardiovascular system; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart; Heart attacks; Heparin - administration & dosage; Humans; Intervention; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging; Myocardial Infarction - mortality; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; Patients; Prospective Studies; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Stents; Treatment Outcome; Myocardial infarction; Endoprosthesis; Prognosis; Angioplasty; Acute; Coronary artery; Instrumentation therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial disease; Stent; Heart disease; Evolution; Heparin; Comparative study
• ISSN: 0002-9149; 1879-1913
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.067

We prospectively followed 238 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and compared the outcomes of patients who received heparin-coated stents (n = 124) with those of patients who received noncoated stents (n = 114). The clinical characteristics and adjunctive medications of the 2 groups were similar. The use of heparin-coated stents was associated with improved 30-day outcome but had no significant effect on 180-day outcome.