Five-year results of the Multicenter Randomized Controlled Open-Label Study of the CYPHER Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in the Treatment of Diabetic Patients with De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions (SCORPIUS) study: A German multicenter investigation on the

The 5-year follow-up of the SCORPIUS trial demonstrates the long-term antirestenotic efficacy of SES in diabetic patients with significantly reduced target lesion revascularization and comparable rates of mortality, myocardial infarction, and stent thrombosis compared with BMS.