Intracoronary stenting without intravascular ultrasound guidance followed by antiplatelet therapy with aspirin alone in selected patients

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 77; no. 12; pp. 1105 - 1107
• Main Authors: Roy, Paul R., Lowe, Harry C., Walker, Bruce W., Baron, David W., Gavaghan, Thomas P., Morgan, John J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 15.05.1996; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aspirin; Aspirin - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Blood. Blood coagulation. Reticuloendothelial system; Combined Modality Therapy; Constriction, Pathologic; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Disease - therapy; Coronary vessels; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Patient Selection; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Stents; Ultrasonic imaging; Human; Prevention; Restenosis; Endoprosthesis; Chemotherapy; Treatment; Coronary artery; Instrumentation therapy; Complication; Instrumental dilatation; Salicylates; Antiplatelet agent
• ISSN: 0002-9149; 1879-1913
• DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00141-5

Finally, the study group was small, and the results cannot be generalized. However, these data support the hypothesis that for a subset of low-risk patients with simple lesions, careful angiographic assessment of stent deployment may be sufficient. In these patients, antiplatelet therapy with aspirin alone is associated with a low risk of complications, and its use should be examined further.