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. 2014 Dec;4(6):480–486. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-3652.2014.12.05

Table 4. Rate of stent thrombosis according to ARC classification during 5 years of follow-up.

Classification BMS DES
 P value (three-way BMS/PES/DES)
PES SES
Definite 0.5
    0-30 days 0 0 0
    30 days -1 year 0 1.9 0.9
    1-2 years 0 0 0.9
    2-3 years 0 0 0
    3-4 years 0 0 0
    4-5 years 0 1 0
    All (5-year cumulative) 0 2.9 1.8
Definite or probable 0.4
    0-30 days 0 0 0.9
    30 days -1 year 0 1.9 0.9
    1-2 years 0 0 0.9
    2-3 years 0 0 0
    3-4 years 0 0 0
    4-5 years 0 1 0
    All (5-year cumulative) 0 2.9 2.9
Definite, probable or possible 0.2
    0-30 days 0 0 0.9
    30 days -1 year 0 2.8 0.9
    1-2 years 0 0 0.9
    2-3 years 0 0 1
    3-4 years 0 1 0
    4-5 years 0 2.1 0
    All (5-year cumulative) 0 5.9 4.7

Numbers are proportions. BMS, bare metal stent; PES, paclitaxel-eluting stet; SES, sirolimus-eluting stent; DES, drug eluting stents.