At three-year follow-up, MACE as well as safety and efficacy measures including stent thrombosis were not statistically different between the biodegradable polymer-coated BES and the durable polymer-coated EES. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01233453.
The event rate at three years in this all-comer, randomised, multicentre AMI trial was low, including stent thrombosis, with no significant difference between first- and second-generation DES. Registration of trial:http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=1123 Candidate number: 2869; NTR number: NTR1123.
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