Clinical outcome after saphenous vein stenting with Taxus Liberté stent: results from the OLYMPIA Registry (TAXUS Liberté Postapproval Global Program)

Angiology. 2012 Nov;63(8):574-8. doi: 10.1177/0003319711430324. Epub 2012 Jan 10.

Abstract

We evaluated the incidence of clinical events after implantation of the TAXUS Liberté paclitaxel-eluting stent in saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions in an unselected patient population. The OLYMPIA (TAXUS Liberté Post-Approval Global Registry) program gathered data on 21 954 patients receiving at least 1 TAXUS Liberté stent, including 345 patients with SVG lesions. All cardiac events were monitored with independent adjudication of end points. Patients enrolled at procedure started with no mandated inclusion/exclusion criteria. In SVG-OLYMPIA (n = 345), baseline comorbidities/complex disease were more frequent than the rest of the OLYMPIA (n = 21 560). SVG-OLYMPIA had similar cardiac death, target vessel revascularization, and definitive stent thrombosis rates than the rest of OLYMPIA. Despite higher baseline risk, the SVG-OLYMPIA had similar 12-month clinical outcome than the rest of the OLYMPIA registry, confirming the safety and efficacy of the TAXUS Liberté stent in this high-risk group.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass* / methods
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery*
  • Drug-Eluting Stents* / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paclitaxel / therapeutic use*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Registries
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Paclitaxel