Cited 35 times since 2003 (1.6 per year) source: EuropePMC Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, Volume 60, Issue 4, 1 1 2003, Pages 452-457 Randomized study to compare balloon angioplasty and elective stent implantation in venous bypass grafts: the Venestent study. Hanekamp CE, Koolen JJ, Den Heijer P, Schalij MJ, Piek JJ, Bär FW, De Scheerder I, Bonnier HJ, Pijls NH, Venestent Study Group
The aim of the study was to compare acute and long-term angiographic and clinical outcome of balloon angioplasty and elective stenting in de novo lesions in the body of a saphenous vein graft (SVG). A total of 150 patients, with de novo lesions in SVG, were randomly assigned to balloon angioplasty or elective Wiktor I stent implantation. The angiographic restenosis rate at 6-month follow-up was 32.8% in the balloon group and 19.1% in the stent group (P = 0.069). At 1-year follow-up, target vessel revascularization rate was 31.4% vs. 14.5% (P < 0.05), and event-free survival was 60.0% vs. 76.3% (P < 0.05) for the balloon and stent group, respectively. Elective stent implantation in de novo SVG lesions is associated with a significant lower target vessel revascularization rate and a significant higher event-free survival at 1-year follow-up as compared to balloon angioplasty.
