Effect of drug-eluting stents in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis of randomised trials and an adjusted indirect comparison

Federico Piscione1*, MD; Raffaele Piccolo1, MD; Salvatore Cassese1, MD; Gennaro Galasso1, MD; Roberta De Rosa1, MD; Claudia D’Andrea1, MD; Massimo Chiariello1, MD

Department of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Sciences and Immunology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy

Aims: The role of drug-eluting stent (DES) remains an unsettled issue in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of randomi

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