Bare Metal Stent Versus Drug Coated Balloon With Provisional Stenting in Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Summary

The aim of the present trial is to assess the efficacy of the standalone use of SeQuent(R) Please coated balloon compared to a bare metal stent (BMS) in patients with NSTEMI.

Timeline

Start

2012-12

Primary completion

2018-06-23

Completion

2022-06-23

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper DCB was non-inferior to stenting with BMS or DES. PMID 31659986 ↗

Publications

• Scheller B, Ohlow MA, Ewen S, Kische S, Rudolph TK, Clever YP, Wagner A, Richter S, El-Garhy M, Bohm M, Degenhardt R, Mahfoud F, Lauer B. Bare metal or drug-eluting stent versus drug-coated balloon in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: the randomised PEPCAD NSTEMI trial. EuroIntervention. 2020 Apr 17;15(17):1527-1533. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-19-00723.

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Indications