Publications by authors named "Alex Hahn"
Cardiovasc Revasc Med
September 2009
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the efficacy and outcomes of using the Taxus drug-eluting stent in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) at a single medical center over a two-year period (2005-2006).
- Among 198 patients analyzed, the follow-up data showed that 12.4% experienced the combined serious outcomes of cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or target lesion revascularization after an average follow-up of about 317 days.
- Results indicated some in-hospital complications and long-term issues, including death rates and stent thrombosis, but overall, the use of the Taxus stent appeared to be effective for treating simple coronary lesions in
