Boston Scientific to Release Broad Range of Clinical Trial Data on the Performance of TAXUS(R) Coronary Stent Systems a...(alyze real-world clinical outcomes data ...),Health

Date:10/10/2008

alyze real-world clinical outcomes data for Boston Scientific's second-generation TAXUS Liberte Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System. Results from more than 22,000 patients will focus on safety and efficacy, and will highlight outcomes within high-risk lesion subgroups and patients with serious co-morbid conditions. The Company plans to issue a press release at this time.

-- HORIZONS AMI data. At 11:00 a.m., Gregg W. Stone, M.D., will present data from the featured trial of the day "HORIZONS AMI: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents vs. Bare-Metal Stents in Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction" in the Main Arena. The HORIZONS AMI trial is a randomized, controlled clinical trial designed to compare TAXUS stents to bare-metal stents in 3,400 AMI (acute myocardial infarction) patients. The Company plans to issue a press release at this time.

-- SYNTAX Sessions. From 10:15 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m., an additional series of sessions moderated by Dean J. Kereiakes, M.D., and Craig R. Smith, M.D., titled "Coronary Artery Disease I: Revascularization Controversies" will occur in Room 206. Details on the topics and presenters can be found in the official TCT program.

Boston Scientific will present its latest innovations at booth 814 on Level 2 of the Exhibition Hall, including the TAXUS(R) Express2(TM) Atom(TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System, which recently became the only DES approved by the FDA for use in vessels as small as 2.25 mm in diameter.

The safety and effectiveness of the TAXUS Express Stent has not been established in patients with left main, three vessel disease, or an acute MI. In the U.S., the TAXUS Liberte Stent is an investigational device and is not available for sale.

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 visi
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