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. 2013 Nov 8;347:f6625. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6625

Table 2.

 Median rate (per 100 patient years of follow-up) of selected efficacy and safety outcomes and probability that each stent type has lowest event rate, from mixed treatment comparison analysis of all available trials in network

Stent type TVR rate (95% CrI) Probability best (%) Death rate (95% CrI) Probability best (%) MI rate (95% CrI) Probability best (%) ARC definite ST (95% CrI) Probability best (%)
Bare metal 8.06 (7.41 to 8.69) 0 2.11 (1.79 to 2. 54) 0 1.88 (1.54 to 2.30) 0 0.39 (0.25 to 0.60) 0
Sirolimus 3.61 (32.25 to 40.03) 0 1.82 (1.51 to 2.19) 0 1.56 (1.26 to 1.92) 0 0.39 (0.25 to 0.62) 0
Paclitaxel 4.97 (4.41 to 5.57) 0 1.87 (1.52 to 2.27) 0 1.84 (1.48 to 2.26) 0 0.46 (0.29 to 0.75) 0
CoCr-everolimus 3.21 (2.73 to 3.68) 9 1.52 (1.20 to 1.91) 18 1.22 (0.96 to 1.55) 29 0.13 (0.07 to 0.24) 81
PtCr-everolimus 2.95 (2.06 to 4.17) 50 1.51 (0.99 to 2.30) 31 1.15 (0.79 to 1.72) 56 0.19 (0.07 to 0.50) 17
Zotarolimus-E 4.75 (4.07 to 5.63) 0 1.84 (1.37 to 2.45) 2 1.52 (1.18 to 1.94) 0 0.30 (0.17 to 0.57) 0
Zotarolimus-R 3.08 (2.26 to 3.98) 30 1.46 (0.97 to 2.26) 40 1.34 (0.98 to 1.86) 12 0.34 (0.13 to 0.82) 0
Biodegradable polymer 3.30 (2.79 to 3.87) 9 1.70 (1.31 to 2.21) 6 1.51 (1.16 to 1.93) 0 0.28 (0.16 to 0.48) 0

Rates are per 100 patient years of follow-up using Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method.

ARC=Academic Research Consortium; CoCr=cobalt chromium; CrI=credibility interval; MI=myocardial infarction; PtCr=platinum chromium; ST=stent thrombosis; TVR=target vessel revascularization.