Sirolimus-eluting Stent versus Bare Metal Stent in Native Coronary Artery Disease The SES (Cypher) was the first approved DES by the FDA in April 2003. This is a stent that is based on a BMS and ...

result in more deaths than bare-metal stents (BMSs). The analysis included 6,033 patients implanted with DESs, and 13,738 patients fitted with BMSs, during 2003 and 2004. Over a 3-year period ...

Drug-eluting stents reduce the occurrence of in-stent restenosis and the need for subsequent target vessel revascularization when compared with bare-metal stents. However, drug-eluting stents may ...

Stents are made of tiny, expandable tubes of metal alloy and are highly effective at restoring normal blood flow when there's a blockage, therefore increasing blood flow to the heart muscle.