Safety And Efficacy Of Biodegradable-Polymer Coated Sirolimus-Eluting Stents In Real-World Practice: 18-Month Clinical And 9-Month Angiographic Outcomes

This multicenter registry documents satisfactory safety and efficacy profiles, as evidenced by low rates of major adverse cardiac events and stent thrombosis up to 18 months, for the Excel biodegradable polymer-based sirolimus-eluting stent when used with 6 months of dual antiplatelet therapy in a "real-world" setting. (Multi-Center Registry Trial of EXCEL Biodegradable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stent [CREATE]; NCT00331578).