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EXACT and CAPTURE 2 Carotid Clinical Trial 30-Day Results

Late-Breaking Clinical Trials III, i2. Summit Interventional Programming Monday, March 26, 11:15 a.m. Central Time

Room La Nouvelle Orleans C, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Interim results of 30-day clinical follow-up for the first 1,500 patients enrolled in Abbott's EXACT clinical study and the first 600 patients enrolled in CAPTURE 2 will be presented by William A. Gray, M.D., FACC, from the Medical Center in New York. EXACT and CAPTURE 2 are studies designed to confirm that carotid stenting can be performed with good results by a variety of physician specialties in real-world (non-clinical trial) settings in patients who are at high risk for carotid artery surgery. Clinical outcome data for Abbott's Emboshield BareWire(TM) Rapid Exchange Embolic Protection System and Xact Rapid Exchange Carotid Stent System and ACCULINK(TM) Carotid Stent System and ACCUNET(TM) Embolic Protection System will be reported.

Late-Breaking Clinical Trials III Press Conference at ACC

EXACT and CAPTURE 2 data will be included in the ACC late-breaking clinical trials III press conference at noon Central time on Monday, March 26, in Press Conference Room 215.

SPIRIT II One Year Clinical Results with 300 Patients

e-Poster Session 210 - Monday, March 26, 2 p.m. Central Time

Hall H, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

One-year follow-up results from 300 patients in the SPIRIT II clinical trial will be presented in a poster session by Peter Ruygrok, M.D., cardiologist at Auckland City Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor at University of Auckland, New Zealand. This is the first time that long-term data will be presented from SPIRIT II, a 300-patient, randomized, single- blind, prospective clinical trial evaluating XIENCE V versus TAXUS in Europe and Asia Pacific. In addition, Abbott will also pres
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