Two-Year ZILVER PTX Trial Results Show Drug-Coated Stents Keep Leg Arteries Open: Presented at ISET 2011

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Drug-coated stents hold promise as a safe and lasting solution for the treatment of clogged leg arteries, suggest two-year results of the Zilver PTX Trial being presented at the 23rd annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET). Blocked leg arteries are a symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which affects 8 to 12 million Americans.