Ian M. Penn

TL;DR: In selected patients, placement of an intracoronary stent, as compared with balloon angioplasty, results in an improved rate of procedural success, a lower rate of angiographically detected restenosis, a similar rate of clinical events after six months, and a less frequent need for revascularization of the original coronary lesion.

TL;DR: An expandable stent has a proximal end and a distal end in communication with one another, and a tubular wall disposed between the proximal and distal ends as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: These data confirm that, in selected patients, stents can safely be implanted without the use of systemic anticoagulation, provided optimal stent expansion is achieved.

TL;DR: In this article, an expandable bifurcated stent comprising a proximal end and a distal end in communication with one another is described, which is expandable from a first, contracted position to a second, expanded position upon the application of a radially outward force exerted on the stent.

TL;DR: It is suggested that elective stent placement provides superior angiographic and clinical outcomes than balloon angioplasty in vessels slightly smaller than 3 mm.