High incidence of coronary spasm after percutaneous coronary interventions: comparison between new generation drug-eluting stent and bare-metal stent

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 1:182:171-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.151. Epub 2014 Dec 30.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. Electronic address: shokimot@kumamoto-u.ac.jp.
² Division of Cardiology, Kumamoto Kinoh Hospital, Kumamoto Aging Research Institute, Kumamoto, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.

PMID: 25577756
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.151

No abstract available

Keywords: Acetylcholine; Bare-metal stent; Coronary spasm; Drug-eluting stent.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Coronary Vasospasm / diagnosis
Coronary Vasospasm / epidemiology*
Coronary Vasospasm / etiology
Drug-Eluting Stents*
Female
Humans
Incidence
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Prosthesis Design
Retrospective Studies