Why the study?
Does direct stenting reduce major adverse cardiac events in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes compared to stenting with pre-dilation?
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 MACE with direct stenting in NSTE-ACS should not yet change practice; leaves open whether RCTs can demonstrate benefit.
Does direct stenting reduce major adverse cardiac events in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes compared to stenting with pre-dilation?
In NSTE ACS patients, direct stenting did not significantly improve angiographic or clinical outcomes compared to stenting with pre-dilation.
Oblitas et al. (2013) studied this question.