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Drug-eluting versus bare-metal stents for treating saphenous vein grafts.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19781425     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Current data show conflicting results regarding safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare-metal stents (BMS) for treating saphenous vein grafts (SVG). Our objective was to compare DES with BMS for SVG intervention. METHODS: Patients undergoing stenting with DES or BMS to SVG from January 2000 to June 2007 were included. To eliminate any unobserved bias regarding stent selection, the BMS cohort was divided into pre- and post-2003 when DES became available. Adjusted Cox analysis compared DES with pre- and post-2003 BMS patients. The primary end point was a composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, or target lesion revascularization. RESULTS: Of the total 566 patients, 217 (38%) received DES, 110 (20%) received BMS post-2003, and 239 (42%) received BMS pre-2003. Median follow-up was 2.9 years (interquartile range 1.4-4.9 years). There was a trend toward lower primary end point with DES compared to post-2003 BMS (91 events, adjusted hazard ratio 0.61, 95% CI 0.35-1.07, P = .08). However, despite 179 events, DES use was not associated with lower primary end point compared with pre-2003 BMS (adjusted hazard ratio 0.61, 95% CI 0.28-1.35, P = .23). CONCLUSIONS: Although DES showed a trend toward a lower primary end point when compared with BMS post-2003, this association was no longer present when DES was compared to pre-2003 BMS. These results are consistent with the preponderance of available data and indicate that unobserved bias in observational registries may explain the reported benefit of DES over BMS for treating SVG.
Authors:
Mehdi H Shishehbor; Riem Hawi; Inder M Singh; E Murat Tuzcu; Deepak L Bhatt; Stephen G Ellis; Samir R Kapadia
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American heart journal     Volume:  158     ISSN:  1097-6744     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. Heart J.     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-09-28     Completed Date:  2009-10-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370465     Medline TA:  Am Heart J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  637-43     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / surgery*
Drug-Eluting Stents*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / epidemiology,  surgery*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Myocardial Revascularization / methods*
Retrospective Studies
Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
Treatment Outcome
United States / epidemiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K12 HD049091/HD/NICHD NIH HHS

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