One Year Data from the EVOLVE II Trial Shows Safety and Efficacy for Boston Scientific's SYNERGY Bioabsorbable Polymer Stent

One of the last late breaking clinical trials to be presented at this year's American Heart Association Scientific Session may prove to be the pivotal trial of the first bioabsorbable polymer stent technology available to patients in the U.S., if approved by the FDA. Presented by Dr. Dean J. Kereiakes, medical director, The Christ Hospital Heart & Vascular Center/The Lindner Research Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, the one year data from the EVOLVE II Clinical Trial of Boston Scientific's investigational SYNERGY™ Bioabsorbable Polymer Stent, showed very low rates of target lesion failure (6.4%) and stent thrombosis (0.4%).
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