The positive results of early drug-eluting stent (DES) trials led to widespread DES use. However, meta-analyses
4,5 and long-term follow-up data
6,7 demonstrated that DES improved morbidity but did not reduce mortality (compared with bare metal stents; BMS). Newer generation DES may solve the problems encountered with first-generation DES. In the present article, we describe the design of the TWENTE study (The real-World Endeavor Resolute versus Xience V drug-eluting steNt study in TwentE) that compares two newer generation DES, we comment on the rationale of the study, and briefly discuss several key issues of this trial. …