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Heart Attack Patients Fare Better With the CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Than a Bare Metal Stent, New Study Finds

March 13, 2006   Categories: Uncategorized  Posted by admin

The CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent reduced the risk of target vessel failure (TVF) by almost half in patients who suffered a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction or AMI) compared to those who were treated with the current standard of care (balloon angioplasty and a bare metal stent), according to data presented today during a late-breaking clinical trials session at the 2006 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

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