The superiority of a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by one stent over another in terms of clinical outcome is usually documented in large randomized controlled trials (RCT). Although generated from selected study populations these data form the basis for evidence based practice (EBP) in the entire population of patients considered for coronary intervention. An inherent limitation of this approach is that study populations differ significantly from all comers in terms of patient characteristics and prognosis undermining the foundation for extrapolation of trial results to all comers. Furthermore, other trials are based on a "one-fits-all" concept, while the benefits of an "individual-tailored" approach that might be superior, is not investigated.