Why the study?
Does direct stenting reduce major adverse cardiac events compared to stenting with pre-dilation in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes?
Population
182 patients with non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes treated from 2009 to 2010. Mean age 61.1…
Comparison
Direct stenting of the target lesion vs Stenting with pre-dilation of the target lesion
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Similar 1-year MACE rates do not support routine direct stenting in NSTE-ACS; leaves open individualized strategy selection by lesion complexity.
Does direct stenting reduce major adverse cardiac events compared to stenting with pre-dilation in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes?
In patients with NSTE ACS, direct stenting was not associated with better angiographic or clinical outcomes compared to stenting with pre-dilation, though lesion complexity remains a determinant factor in strategy choice.
Oblitas et al. (2013) studied this question.