The aim of the PEPCAD III substudy is to assess the efficacy of the DEBlue® Paclitaxel-eluting stent system in the treatment of stenoses in native coronary arteries compared to the Sirolimus-eluting Cypher stent by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and to study the influence of both devices on endothelial function, coronary flow reserve, and stem cell mobilization. This study is a prospective, randomized, single-center, two-armed phase-II study. During the PEPCAD III trial, 40 patients of the Homburg / Saar center will be randomly assigned to ei-ther one of the treatment groups (20 patients treated with DEBlue, 20 patients with Cypher®). Patients with stable or selected forms of unstable angina or documented ischemia due to a significant lesion in a native coronary artery will be included. Vessels may not supply an en-tirely infarcted myocardial area. Additional 20 patients receiving uncoated stents (Coroflex® Blue, B.Braun) will undergo the same diagnostic procedures.
The aim of the PEPCAD III substudy is to assess the efficacy of the Paclitaxel-eluting DEBlue stent system in the treatment of stenoses in native coronary arteries compared to the Sirolimus-eluting Cypher stent by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and to study the influence of both devices on endothelial function, coronary flow reserve, and stem cell mobilization.