Domestic coronary drug-eluting stents on a new horizon

Supported by growing evidence from randomized clinical trials and observational or registry studies,percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) has become the standard of care for coronary artery disease,because of reduced repeat intervention and improved clinical outcomes in comparison with bare metal stent.1-3Currently,majority of coronary artery disease patients with complicated lesion subsets or clinical conditions can be successfully treated with DES-based PCI with favorable results.4-6 In 2011,around 300000 PCI procedures have been performed in China,with the penetration rate of DES reaching beyond 90％ in most of the centers.