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Comparison of six-month outcomes for primary percutaneous revascularization for acute myocardial infarction with drug-eluting versus bare metal stents (from the APEX-AMI study)

Patel, M. R. and Pfisterer, M. E. and Betriu, A. and Widmisky, P. and Holmes, D. R. and O'Neill, W. W. and Stebbins, A. and Van de Werf, F. and Armstrong, P. W. and Granger, C. B. and Apex-AMI, Investigators. (2009) Comparison of six-month outcomes for primary percutaneous revascularization for acute myocardial infarction with drug-eluting versus bare metal stents (from the APEX-AMI study). The American journal of cardiology : official journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 103. pp. 181-186.

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Abstract

We evaluated the use and outcomes of drug-eluting stents (DESs) and bare metal stents (BMSs) in a large primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI) trial. Recently concerns have been raised with "off-label" use of DESs for short- and long-term clinical outcomes. Limited randomized data exist evaluating DESs versus BMSs in ST-elevation MI. Patients (n=5,745) in the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction (APEX-AMI) trial were categorized by stent type used. Baseline variables and clinical outcomes were collected at 90 days and 6 months. Outcomes by stent type were adjusted for using conventional multivariable predictors of 90-day mortality (age, anterior location, total ST-segment deviation, and Killip class), time to PCI, and Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction grade flow. Stents were deployed (at the investigator's discretion) in 5,124 patients (89.2%) with acute MI, with DES use in 2,221 (43.3%) and BMS use in 2,903 (56.7%). Patients receiving DESs were younger (median 59 vs 63 years of age, p>0.001), had left anterior descending coronary artery PCI (57.9% vs 48.1%, p>0.001), and often were treated in the United States (58.2%). DES-treated patients had a lower adjusted mortality at 90 days (hazard ratio 0.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.54 to 0.99, p=0.046) and trended toward lower mortality (hazard ratio 0.77, 95% CI 0.58 to 1.03, p=0.084) and recurrent MI (hazard ratio 0.81, 95% CI 0.59 to 1.11, p=0.186) at 6 months compared with BMSs. In conclusion, in this observational analysis of stent use from a large primary percutaneous intervention for acute MI trial, DESs appear as safe as BMSs with similar 6-month clinical outcomes with regard to death and recurrent MI.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Kardiologie (Pfisterer)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Kardiologie (Pfisterer)
UniBasel Contributors:Pfisterer, Matthias E.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier Science
ISSN:0002-9149
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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