Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Mario Bollati, Fabrizio Clementi, Davide Castagno, Bo Lagerqvist, Jose M de la Torre Hernandez, Juriën M ten Berg, Bruce R Brodie, Philip Urban, Lisette Okkels Jensen, Gabriel Sardi, Ron Waksman, John M Lasala, Stefanie Schulz, Gregg W Stone, Flavio Airoldi, Antonio Colombo, Gilles Lemesle, Robert J Applegate, Piergiovanni Buonamici, Ajay J Kirtane, Anetta Undas, Imad Sheiban, Fiorenzo Gaita, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Maria Grazia Modena, Giacomo Frati, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai
BACKGROUND: Stent thrombosis remains among the most feared complications of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stenting. However, data on its incidence and predictors are sparse and conflicting. We thus aimed to perform a collaborative systematic review on incidence and predictors of stent thrombosis. METHODS: PubMed was systematically searched for eligible studies from the drug-eluting stent (DES) era (1/2002-12/2010). Studies were selected if including ≥ 2000 patients undergoing stenting or reporting on ≥ 25 thromboses...
July 31, 2013: International Journal of Cardiology