Why the study?
Does drug-eluting stent implantation compared to bare metal stent implantation increase early local intracoronary platelet activation in stable angina patients on dual antiplatelet therapy?
Does drug-eluting stent implantation compared to bare metal stent implantation increase early local intracoronary platelet activation in stable angina patients on dual antiplatelet therapy?
Intracoronary local platelet activation does not occur immediately following DES or BMS implantation in stable angina patients pretreated with dual antiplatelet therapy.
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Reassures against early platelet activation post-stenting on DAPT; leaves open differential long-term DES versus BMS effects.
Mahemuti et al. (2007) studied this question.
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