Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Very late stent thrombosis is a rare but potentially lethal outcome for drug-eluting stents used in percutaneous coronary intervention. There is limited research currently on the occurrence of very late stent thrombosis as a complication of two most used second-generation drug-eluting stents, i.e. platinum chromium everolimus-eluting stent (PtCR-EES) and cobalt chromium zotarolimus-eluting stent (CoCr-ZES). Purpose The study provides comparative information on the formation of very late stent thrombosis as a long-term outcome of PtCr-EES and CoCr-ZES. Results of this study may guide interventional cardiologists in decision-making regarding the choice of stent. Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which compared stent thrombosis end point of PtCr-EES and CoCr-ZES were identified through Pubmed. Results Data from three RCTs analyzed a total of 7,911 participants, with 4,574 in the PtCr-EES and 3,324 in the CoCr-ZES. Treatment with either stent showed no significant difference in the incidence of very late stent thrombosis. Conclusion Both stents showed comparable incidence of very late stent thrombosis. Additional RCTs are recommended to further establish the results for very late stent thrombosis. Longer follow-up is also suggested to discover more long-term outcomes.
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