“…During the study period, the rate of late restenosis was significantly greater in the younger patients compared with the elderly patients. The present observations partly corroborate a recent study reported by Dorigo et al, [16] performed in a Western population, which found that younger patients had a more favorable late outcome in terms of overall survival but an increased risk of late restenosis compared with elderly patients. However, the elderly participants in the study of Dorigo et al [16] had a poorer long-term stroke-free survival rate, in contrast to our observations.…”