Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a comprehensive disease concept characterized by
acute myocardial ischemia caused by disruption of coronary artery plaque and consequent …

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the most acute manifestation of
coronary artery disease and is associated with great morbidity and mortality. A complete …

Acute myocardial infarction has traditionally been divided into ST elevation or non-ST
elevation myocardial infarction; however, therapies are similar between the two, and the …

Background—Drug-eluting stents (DES) have been in clinical use for nearly a decade;
however, the relative short-and long-term efficacy and safety of DES compared with bare …

Document Reviewers: Sigmund Silber (CPG Review Coordinator)(Germany), Frank V.
Aguirre (USA), Nawwar Al-Attar (France), Eduardo Alegria (Spain), Felicita Andreotti (Italy) …

Background Everolimus-eluting stent (EES) reduces the risk of restenosis in elective
percutaneous coronary intervention. However, the use of drug-eluting stent in patients with …

Background Mechanical reperfusion with stenting for ST-elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI) is supported by dual antiplatelet treatment with aspirin and clopidogrel. Prasugrel, a …

Background Whether the two drug-eluting stents approved by the US Food and Drug
Administration—a sirolimus-eluting stent and a paclitaxel-eluting stent—are associated with …

Coronary artery stents revolutionized the practice of interventional cardiology after they were
first introduced in the mid-1980s. Since then, there have been significant developments in …

Interventions. Copies: This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the
American College of Cardiology (www. acc. org), American Heart Association (my …