Randal Rake

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: Compared with balloon angioplasty, stenting of selected venous bypass-graft lesions resulted in superior procedural outcomes, a larger gain in luminal diameter, and a reduction in major cardiac events.

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.

TL;DR: Elective use of this balloon-expandable stent in the native coronary circulation is associated with a low restenosis rate by quantitative angiography in previously untreated lesions and a favorable clinical outcome with an excellent event-free survival rate at 1 year.

TL;DR: The use of the Palmaz-Schatz stent for the treatment of focal, de novo, aortocoronary saphenous vein graft lesions is associated with a high procedural success rate, a low angiographic restenosis rate, and low clinical event rates, including the need for repeat revascularization.