Long-term follow-up of the platinum chromium TAXUS Element (ION) stent: The PERSEUS Workhorse and Small Vessel trial five-year results.
Dean J KereiakesLouis A CannonIra DauberMichael BallBarry BertoletMichael FosterAndrey Y NersesovPaul L UnderwoodDominic J AlloccoKeith D DawkinsPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2015)
At 5 years, the PtCr-PES provides efficacy and safety that is comparable to the TE-PES and superior efficacy with similar safety when compared with BMS in smaller caliber vessels. Cumulative stent thrombosis rates remained low and similar through 5 years for both DES platforms.