A Meta-analysis of Drug Eluting Stents Versus Bare Metal Stents in Saphenous Vein Graft Disease

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart5,806 enrolled

Overview

A meta-analysis to compare outcomes of drug eluting stents (DES) versus bare metal stent (BMS) in saphenous vein graft (SVG) disease.

To compare outcomes (death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization) of drug eluting stent versus bare metal stent in saphenous vein graft disease.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

5,806

Conditions

Saphenous Vein Graft Disease

Interventions

drug eluting stentDEVICE

pts with cabg disease treated with drug eluting stent

bare metal stentDEVICE

pts with cabg disease treated with bare metal stent

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * CABG disease * randomized studies * not randomized studies Exclusion Criteria: * studies reporting composite and not single endpoints, duplicate reporting

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

death

Time frame: years depending from studies retrieved

Secondary Outcomes

myocardial infarction

Time frame: years depending from study retrieved

target vessel revascularization

Time frame: years depending from study retrieved

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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