Figure 20.2 Theoretical restenosis rates for patients included in the RESEARCH in

The treatment of in-stent restenosis with SES was associated with a greater than 4-fold increase in the risk of restenosis after adjustment for other independent variables. Although SES implantation has been associated with low

case of treatment with bare metal stents, as calculated from predictive formulas previously reported.2,202 The predicted incidence of restenosis with bare stents (43.0% and 40.1%) are compared with the actual data with sirolimus-eluting stents from the RESEARCH (7.9%).