Randomized Double-Blind Comparison of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Versus Bare-Metal Stent Implantation in Diseased Saphenous Vein Grafts
Six-Month Angiographic, Intravascular Ultrasound, and Clinical Follow-Up of the RRISC Trial
Paul Vermeersch, MD*,*,
Pierfrancesco Agostoni, MD*,
Stefan Verheye, MD, PhD*,
Paul Van den Heuvel, MD*,
Carl Convens, MD*,
Nico Bruining, PhD ,
Frank Van den Branden, MD* and
Glenn Van Langenhove, MD, PhD*
* Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, AZ Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium
Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Drs. Vermeersch and Agostoni contributed equally to this work

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Figure 1 Complete flowchart of the patients enrolled in the RRISC (Reduction of Restenosis In Saphenous vein grafts with Cypher sirolimus-eluting stent) trial. BMS = bare-metal stent; MI = myocardial infarction; RVD = reference vessel diameter; SES = sirolimus-eluting stent.
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