The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Clinical research
Short and long term comparison (24 months) of an alternative sirolimus-coated stent with bioabsorbable polymer and a bare metal stent of similar design in chronic coronary occlusions: the CORACTO trial
EuroIntervention 2010;6:356-360.
Nicolaus Reifart1*, MD, FESC; Karl-Eugen Hauptmann2, MD; Alexander Rabe1, MD; Darius Enayat1, MD; Kiriakos Giokoglu1, MD
1. Main Taunus Kliniken, Bad Soden, Germany; 2. Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder, Trier, Germany
Aims: We studied a novel sirolimus eluting stent with a bioabsorbable coating (SES) in >3months old chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO).