FINAL FIVE-YEAR RESULTS OF THE PLATINUM RANDOMIZED TRIAL COMPARING PLATINUM CHROMIUM PROMUS ELEMENT AND COBALT CHROMIUM PROMUS/XIENCE V EVEROLIMUS-ELUTING STENTS IN WORKHORSE LESIONS

In the PLATINUM randomized controlled trial, the PROMUS Element Everolimus Eluting Stent (PtCr-EES) was non-inferior to the cobalt chromium PROMUS/XIENCE V EES (CoCr-EES) for the primary endpoint of 12-month target lesion failure (TLF; the composite rate of target vessel-related cardiac death