Coronary interventions

Five-year outcomes from a trial of three limus-eluting stents with different polymer coatings in patients with coronary artery disease: final results from the ISAR-TEST 4 randomised trial

EuroIntervention 2016;11:1372-1379 published online ahead of print November 2014. DOI: 10.4244/EIJY14M11_02

Sebastian Kufner
Sebastian Kufner1*, MD; Robert A. Byrne1, MB, BCh, PhD; Marco Valeskini1; Stefanie Schulz1, MD; Tareq Ibrahim2, MD; Petra Hoppmann2, MD; Simon Schneider2, MD; Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz2,3, MD; Heribert Schunkert1,3, MD; Adnan Kastrati1,3, MD; for the Intracoronary Stenting and Angiographic Results: Test Efficacy of 3 Limus-Eluting Stents (ISAR-TEST 4) Investigators
1. Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany; 2. 1. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany; 3. DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Allianc

Aims: Both biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stents and permanent polymer everolimus-eluting stents offer potential for enhanced late outcomes in comparison with earlier-generation

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