A history of prior bare metal stent restenosis is associated with major adverse cardiac events in subsequent bare metal stenting of de novo coronary lesions.

Objective: To investigate the risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with a history of bare metal stent (BMS) restenosis who undergo subsequent bare metal stenting of a geographically distinct, de novo coronary lesion.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of 72 BMS procedures performed in geographically distinct, de novo coronary lesions in patients with a history of previous BMS placement at least 3 months prior to the second, index stent procedure. Patients with a history of in-stent restenosis (ISR) were compared with those who had no ISR in their initial stent.

Results: Restenosis in the initial BMS was associated with a significant increase in MACE after placement of the index BMS (OR 20.0, 95% CI 3.86-103.58, p < 0.0001). This association was independent of traditional clinical and angiographic risk factors for restenosis.

Conclusions: Restenosis of a previously placed BMS is strongly associated with MACE after placement of a subsequent BMS in a de novo coronary lesion.