Table 2.
Causes of death through 5 years
| Cause | Zilver PTX RCTa | Zilver PTX Japan PMS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DES | PTA/BMS | p value | DES | |
| Cardiovascular | 4.8% (16/336) | 5.6% (8/143) | 0.66 | 6.1% (55/904) |
| Cancer | 4.8% (16/336) | 1.4% (2/143) | 0.11 | 3.0% (27/904) |
| Pulmonary | 1.8% (6/336) | 1.4% (2/143) | > 0.99 | 2.7% (24/904) |
| Stroke | 0.6% (2/336) | 0.7% (1/143) | > 0.99 | 1.5% (14/904) |
| Trauma/accident | 0.0% (0/336) | 1.4% (2/143) | 0.09 | 0.2% (2/904) |
| GI | 0.3% (1/336) | 0.0% (0/143) | > 0.99 | 0.2% (2/904) |
| Infection | 0.0% (0/336) | 0.0% (0/143) | > 0.99 | 0.2% (2/904) |
| Renal | 0.0% (0/336) | 0.0% (0/143) | > 0.99 | 0.8% (7/904) |
| Multiple | 0.3% (1/336) | 0.7% (1/143) | 0.51 | 1.5% (14/904) |
| Unknown | 1.8% (6/336) | 0.7% (1/143) | 0.68 | 4.3% (39/904) |
aCause of death was only available for the 65 deaths reported during active study follow-up