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Majed Hassine

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• Research Article
  Drug-Eluting vs. Bare-Metal Stents: Is it a Matter of Vessel Size?
  Author(s): Mohamed Mehdi Boussaada*, Majed Hassine, Mejdi Ben Messaoud, Marouane Mahjoub, Zohra Dridi, Fethi Betbout and Habib Gamra Mohamed Mehdi Boussaada*, Majed Hassine, Mejdi Ben Messaoud, Marouane Mahjoub, Zohra Dridi, Fethi Betbout and Habib Gamra
  
  Background: Although drug-eluting stents (DES) for percutaneous coronary intervention have dramatically reduced the incidence of in-stent restenosis, their deployment for large-size coronary lesions is still controversial because of problems such as prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy, late in-stent thrombosis and costs. Aim: This study sought to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of drug-eluting stents (DES) compared to baremetal stents (BMS) for patients with large coronary vessels ≥ 3.5 mm. Methods: This is a retrospective case-control comparative study conducted in the cardiology A department of the university hospital Fattouma Bourguiba in Monastir. A total of 77 consecutive patients (80 lesions) who underwent, between October 2003 and March 2014, successfully DES implantation were compared to 73 consecutive p.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0870.1000335

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