A comparison of direct versus conventional stenting in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Isik, Turgay; Ayhan, Erkan; Uyarel, Huseyin; Ergelen, Mehmet; Cicek, Gokhan; Osmonov, Damirbek; Turkkan, Ceyhan; Turer, Ayca; Ghannadian, Bahman; Eren, Mehmet

doi:10.1097/mca.0b013e3283548862

A comparison of direct versus conventional stenting in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction

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Isik T., Ayhan E., Uyarel H., Ergelen M., Cicek G., Osmonov D., ...More

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, vol.23, no.5, pp.348-353, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 23 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1097/mca.0b013e3283548862
Journal Name: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.348-353
Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective The aim of our study was to determine the impact of direct stenting (DS) on procedural success and the in-hospital outcome among patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).