Drug-eluting stents are markedly superior to conventional techniques (balloon angioplasty and vascular brachytherapy) and should be considered as first-line treatment for patients with bare-metal in-stent restenosis.

In patients with ISR, the use of SES provides superior long-term clinical, angiographic, and IVUS outcome than BA treatment.

No abstract

After DES implantation, CANs are rare and may be detected in asymptomatic patients. However, CANs are frequently associated with adverse clinical events as a result of DES restenosis and DES thrombosis. Further studies are required to determine the implications of this distinct new entity.

No abstract