American heart journal
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American heart journal · Jan 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyDrug-eluting stents for the treatment of bifurcation lesions: a randomized comparison between paclitaxel and sirolimus stents.
Drug-eluting stents have been shown to reduce restenosis in many types of lesions. The purpose of this article is to assess the efficacy of sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents in patients with bifurcation lesions. ⋯ Patients with bifurcation lesions treated by sirolimus showed significantly lower rates of late loss, restenosis and target lesion revascularization than patients treated with paclitaxel-eluting stents.