An angiographic evaluation of restenosis rate at a six-month follow-up of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction submitted to primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Our data suggest that primary PCI is associated with a high incidence of angiographic restenosis. No correlation was found between patients' clinical characteristics and restenosis. The length and the number of implanted stents seem to be associated with a more probable restenosis at six-month angiographic evaluation. Drug-eluting stent implantation seems to be associated with a lower incidence of restenosis even in STEMI patients.