Review Article

Stent Thrombosis: Incidence, Predictors and New Technologies

Table 2

Studies of second generation drug-eluting stents and the incidence of stent thrombosis.

StudyStent typesFollowup (months)Incidence of ST (%)

SORT OUT III [32]ZES versus SES180.5 versus 1.0
Resolute all-comers [29]ZES versus EES121.2 versus 0.3
ZEST [33]ZES versus SES versus PES120.7 versus 0 versus 0.8
ENDEAVOR IV [24]ZES versus PES120.7 versus 0.1
SPIRIT IV [21]EES versus PES120.3 versus 0.8
COMPARE [22]EES versus PES121.0 versus 3.0

SORT OUT III: Randomized Comparison of the Endeavor and the Cypher Coronary Stents in Non-Selected Angina Pectoris Patients; ZEST: Comparison of the Efficacy and the Safety of Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent Versus Sirolimus-Eluting Stent and PacliTaxel-Eluting Stent for Coronary Lesions; SPIRIT IV: Clinical Evaluation of the Xience V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System in the Treatment of Subjects with de Novo Coronary Artery Lesions; COMPARE: A Trial of Everolimus-Eluting Stents and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Coronary revascularization in Daily Practice; SES: Sirolimus-Eluting stent; PES: Paclitaxel-eluting stent; ZES: Zotarolimus-eluting stent; EES: Everolimus-eluting stent.