Incidence and clinical outcome of minor surgery in the year after drug-eluting stent implantation: Results from the Evaluation of Drug-Eluting Stents and Ischemic Events Registry

• Published in: The American heart journal 2011-02, Vol.161 (2), p.360-366
• Main Authors: Brilakis, Emmanouil S., MD, PhD, Cohen, David J., MD, MSc, Kleiman, Neal S., MD, Pencina, Michael, PhD, Nassif, Deborah, PhD, Saucedo, Jorge, MD, Piana, Robert N., MD, Banerjee, Subhash, MD, Keyes, Michelle J., PhD, Yen, Chen-Hsing, MS, Berger, Peter B., MD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Coronary vessels; Drug-Eluting Stents - adverse effects; Female; Heart attacks; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Minor Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data; Prospective Studies; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Registries; Stents; Thrombosis - epidemiology; Thrombosis - etiology; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 0002-8703; 1097-6744
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.09.028

Background The aim of the study was to describe the incidence and consequences of minor surgery after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Methods The Evaluation of Drug-Eluting Stents and Ischemic Events (EVENT) Registry prospectively enrolled unselected patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention at 47 US centers between July 2004 and December 2007. We examined 8,323 patients who received a DES in EVENT to determine the frequencies of minor surgery and postoperative adverse events. Results Minor surgery (defined as procedures not requiring a major surgical incision) was performed in 164 (2.0%) of 8,323 patients