Abstract 6001: Two Years Clinical Registry Follow Up of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Capture Stent versus Sirolimus-Eluting Bioabsorbable Polymer-Coated Stent versus Bare Metal Stents in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Background: Endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) capture stent (Genous ™ , OrbusNeich), is designed to promote rapid endothelization and healing and is potentially useful in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We compare its clinical efficacy and safety with a sirolimus-eluting (SES) bioabsorbable polymer-coated stent (Cura ™ , OrbusNeich) and a bare metal stent (BMS) (Liberte ™ , Boston scientific) in patients presenting with STEMI. Methods: All patients presented to our center with STEMI and received PPCI with either EPC, SES or BMS stents between Jan 2004 and June 2006 were enrolled in the cohort study. The study endpoints were major adverse cardiac events (MACE) defined as composite end point of death, myocardial infarction (MI) and target vessel revascularization (TVR) at 2 years as well as acute, subacute and late stent thrombosis. Results: A total of 366 patients (EPC=95, SES=53, BMS 218) were enrolled. Baseline demographics in terms of age, gender, diabetes mellitus, baseline renal impairment, pre-discharge left ventricular ejection fraction, cardiogenic shock were comparable among the 3 groups. Procedural success rate was high at a mean of 99.5%. Post-procedural TIMI 3 flow was achieved in EPC 91.6%, SES 96.2% and BMS 88.5%. The MACE and stent thrombosis results at 2 years are shown in the table . Conclusion: The MACE rates among patients who underwent PPCI were similar in all 3 stent groups at 2 years follow-up. There was no difference in TVR rate and stent thrombosis remains a low event occurrence. None of the patients in the EPC stent group developed late stent thrombosis at 2 years follow up.