NATICK, Mass., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the schedule of the Company’s major events and news announcements at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with the American College of Cardiology ACC/i2 Summit, which runs from March 29 to April 1 in Chicago.
“Clinical data presented at ACC for the TAXUS(R) paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent will report on outcomes in a variety of high-risk patient populations,” said Paul LaViolette, Chief Operating Officer of Boston Scientific. “We expect results will show continued positive data for the TAXUS Stents in these complex patients and lesions.”
Boston Scientific will present its latest cardiovascular products at booth #18077 in the Exhibit Hall, including its drug-eluting stent and cardiac rhythm management technologies. The booth will also include product and program displays offering physician and patient resources.
TAXUS, Express, Express2 and PROMUS are trademarks of Boston Scientific Corporation or its affiliates. XIENCE is a trademark of Abbott. The SPIRIT Clinical Program is sponsored by Abbott. The PROMUS/XIENCE V Stents are investigational devices and are limited by federal law to investigational use. Premarket Approval (PMA) applications for these stents are currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The PROMUS/XIENCE V Stents are not for sale in the United States or Japan.
Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties. For more information, please visit: www.bostonscientific.com.
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