Role of bare metal stent in drug eluting stent era

Although drug eluting stent (DES) reduced the target vessel revascularization, there are still some unsolved concerns such as late stent thrombosis, late catch up, adequate duration of dual antiplatelet agents and surgical complication after DES implantation. Individually bare metal stent should be used considering several factors such as patient characteristic, lesion characteristic, the tolerance of dual antiplatelet therapy for long-term, informed consent and also surgery after PCI.