Titanium-nitride-oxide coated stents versus paclitaxel-eluting stents in acute myocardial infarction: a 12-months follow-up report from the TITAX AMI trial.

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of titanium-nitride-oxide (TITANOX)-coated stent and paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (MI).

Methods And Results: A total of 425 patients presenting with acute non-ST-elevation MI or ST-elevation MI were randomly assigned to receive TITANOX-coated stent or PES. The primary end point was a composite of MI, target lesion revascularisation (TLR) or death from cardiac causes.