Multiple studies have shown the safety and efficacy of drug eluting stents (DES) in patients with high risk of bleeding. Only one last bastion of bare metal stents (BMS) was left standing: vein grafts. With controversial evidence and different physiopathology, many still argued against DES in saphenous vein grafts. This multicenter study randomized patients with…
What is the best antiplatelet in PCI to vein grafts?
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. PCI to saphenous vein grafts is one the greatest challenges these days because, as opposed to native arteries, they present important thrombolytic material, diffuse and long lesions, and abundant macrophage and inflammatory cells, which makes the procedure more complex. At present, we have not yet agreed on the best antiplatelet…
New generation DES present better results in vein grafts than older DES and BMS
There is little information comparing contemporary drug eluting stents (DES) against bare metal stents (BMS), for PCI in saphenous vein grafts in patients receiving (CABG). This study aimed to assess clinical outcomes after PCI in saphenous vein grafts in patients receiving BMS, first generation DES, and new generation DES between 2006 and 2013. The study…