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. 2018 Aug 16;13(8):e0201985. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201985

Table 1. Clinical events at 5-year follow-up [5].

EES group
(n = 751)
BMS group
(n = 747)
Hazard ratio (95% CI) p value
Patient-oriented endpoint* 159 (21%) 192 (26%) 0.80 (0.65–0.98) 0.033
Device-oriented endpoint 88 (12%) 113 (15%) 0.75 (0.57–0.99) 0.043
Death§ 65 (9%) 88 (12%) 0.72 (0.52–1.00) 0.047
    Cardiac 47 (6%) 55 (7%) 0.84 (0.57–1.24) 0.370
    Vascular 4 (1%) 5 (1%) 0.79 (0.21–2.92) 0.720
    Non-cardiovascular 14 (2%) 28 (4%) 0.49 (0.26–0.92) 0.027
Myocardial infarction 35 (5%) 27 (4%) 1.27 (0.77–2.10) 0.350
    Target vessel related 21 (3%) 23 (3%) 0.90 (0.50–1.62) 0.710
    Non-target vessel related 15 (2%) 6 (1%) 2.44 (0.95–6.29) 0.070
Revascularization 93 (12%) 116 (16%) 0.77 (0.59–1.01) 0.060
    Target lesion 32 (4%) 54 (7%) 0.57 (0.37–0.89) 0.012
    Target vessel 49 (7%) 76 (10%) 0.62 (0.43–0.89) 0.009
    Non-target vessel 62 (8%) 62 (8%) 0.98 (0.69–1.39) 0.910
Definite or probable stent thrombosis 15 (2%) 23 (3%) 0.64 (0.33–1.23) 0.180

EES = everolimus-eluting stent. BMS = bare metal stent.

*Combined (hierarchical) endpoint of all-cause death, any recurrent myocardial infarction, and any revascularisation.

†Combined (hierarchical) endpoint of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction, and target lesion revascularisation.

§In accordance with the Academic Research Consortium (ARC) recommendations [6].