Stents Drug Eluting

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for drug eluting stents (DES). These drug coated stents were developed to solve a frequent problem with bare metal stents, which can cause neointimal hyperplasia (scar tissue growth) in some patients. The antiproliferative drugs used on DES prevent the growth of tissue. One downside of DES is the requirement for patients to take long-term antiplatelet therapy to prevent the possible formation of clots on these stents. Newer generation DES use technologies help the vessels heal faster, which may allow reduce the duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), or use a single drug, usually eliminating aspirin. This section includes news for both metallic and bioresorbable drug-eluting stents and related clinical trial data.

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October 22, 2007 – Stent thrombosis rates through one year were low for both the TAXUS Express2 Paclitaxel-Eluting ...

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October 18, 2007 – XTENT Inc. announced that two-year data from the CUSTOM I trial and 1-year data from the CUSTOM II ...

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October 18, 2007 - Cordis Corp. will present clinical data backing the CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent at the ...

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October 18, 2007 - Abbott announced that trial results for ABSORB, the world’s first clinical trial evaluating the ...

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Ever since the BASKET-LATE study came out suggesting an increase in the rate of death and myocardial infarction in ...

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October 17, 2007 - Compared to bare metal stents, in patients with acute myocardial infarction, sirolimus-eluting stent ...

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October 17, 2007 - Boston Scientific Corp. will be presenting safety and efficacy data on its TAXUS Express2 and TAXUS ...

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October 17, 2007 — The first trial to test whether medicated, drug-eluting (dispensing), stents can benefit patients who ...

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October 16, 2007 - MIV Therapeutics Inc., a developer of coatings and drug delivery systems for cardiovascular stents ...

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October 10, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. announced that an FDA advisory committee has recommended the Endeavor drug-eluting ...

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October 9, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. will provide a synopsis of clinical data on the Endeavor Drug Eluting Coronary Stent to ...

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October 8, 2007 - Drug-eluting stents were found to be most effective in reducing the need for repeat angioplasty ...

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September 24, 2007 - Stentys announced that its drug-eluting bifurcated stent for treatment of blocked coronary artery ...

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September 21, 2007-The CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent reduced by more than half the rate of major adverse ...

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September 18, 2007 - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it reached a favorable agreement with Johnson & ...

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