Biodegradable polymer stents vs second generation drug eluting stents: A meta-analysis and systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Table 3 Summary of clinical end points

Events	BD-DES (n = 4459)	PP-DES (n = 4221)	ODD S RATIO (95%CI)	P-value
Definite stent thrombosis	34	24	1.42 (0.79-2.52)	0.24
Target lesion revascularization	294	350	0.99 (0.84-1.17)	0.92
Myocardial infarction	202	238	1.06 (0.86-1.29)	0.59
Cardiac deaths	108	124	1.07 (0.82-1.41)	0.6
Total deaths	229	236	0.96 (0.80-1.17)	0.71

PP-DES: Permanent polymer drug eluting stents; BD-DES: Biodegradable polymer drug eluting stents.