New study results suggest better outcomes with the CYPHER Stent than brachytherapy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (October 17, 2005) - Results from the SISR trial, a multi-center, randomized study of the CYPHER(r) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent versus radiation from within a vessel (brachytherapy) in patients with bare-metal in-stent reblockage (restenosis), were presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT). ......2005) Scientific Symposium. The study showed tha...Four-year data suggest the CYPHER stent provides long-term efficacy and safety benefits
ATLANTA -- March 11, 2006 - Patients treated with the CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent continued to experience significantly better long-term clinical outcomes than those who received a bare metal stent (BMS), according to data presented today during a symposium at the 2006 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session....... The SIRIUS (Sirolimus-coated BX VELOCITY Balloon-Exp...CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent benefits from clinical success, worldwide growth in 2005
New data from a Spanish study presented at the 2005 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions found that patients with bifurcation lesions fared significantly better when treated with the CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent compared with the Taxus stent in the areas of late loss, re-treatment (total lesion revascularization or TLR) and re-blockage (restenosis). Bifurcated lesions are dif...Study finds patients with chronic total occlusions benefit from the CYPHER Stent
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 18, 2005) Results from a study on chronic total occlusions in the coronary arteries show positive clinical outcomes in patients treated with the CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent compared to those treated with conventional bare metal stents. ......The six-month clinical and angiographic findings of the PRISON II trial (A Prospective Randomized Trial of Sirolimus-...