In a previous randomized comparison oral sirolimus plus bare metal stent compared to bare metal stent implantation alone demonstrated at one year of follow up a significant reduction of angiographic and clinical parameters of restenosis (ANMAT resolution number 3366 from June 2004 and Rodriguez A et al JACC,2006,47,1522-1529). In addition previous reported registries from our group with Drug Eluting Stents showed similar amount of reduction in clinical parameters (not angiographic)of restenosis (ERACI III, Rodriguez A et al EuroIntervention 2006,2:53-60). Taking in account that 8.3% of patients treated with oral rapamycin plus Bare Metal Stents(ORAR II Trial JACC 2006)and 8.8% of patients treated with DES developed clinical restenosis (ERACI III Registry, EuroIntervention 2006) the investigators sought to compare differences in overall cost with both revascularization strategies at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years of follow up assuming that safety and efficacy clinical end points would be similar.
Patients with de novo lesions treated in different Institutions in Buenos Aires Argentina were randomized to treat with oral sirolimus plus bare metal stent implantation (100 patients) or DES(100 patients).
Oral sirolimus given orally during 14 days plus bare metal stent implantation was compared with DES.Oral sirolimus was given as bolus of 10 mg started day before intervention followed by 3mg per day during 13 days after PCI. 180 mg of Diltiazem was added during oral administration of sirolimus .
Any Drug eluting stent
Adrogué, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina