American College Of Cardiology 2004 Scientific Sessions In Brief
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Expanded Cypher use: Sirolimus-eluting stents are effective in treating lesions in relatively narrow vessels, according to eight-month data from the 257-patient SES-SMART trial comparing Johnson & Johnson/Cordis' Cypherwith the firm's bare-metal Bx Velocity. Binary restenosis was 9.8% and 53.1% for the Cypher and control groups, respectively; major cardiac event rates were 9.3% for Cypher and 31.3% for control. Mean vessel diameter was 2.2 mm; mean pre-procedure lumen diameter was 0.72 mm. Cypher currently is approved for vessels 2.5-3.5 mm in diameter...