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Article: Sirolimus-eluting stents edge past paclitaxel stents.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
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- Internal Medicine News
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- May 1, 2005
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ORLANDO, FLA. -- Three more salvos were fired in the battle of competing drug-eluting coronary stents. When the smoke cleared and findings from the new head-to-head trials were reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, the sirolimus-eluting stent, Cypher, had edged the paclitaxel stent, Taxus, in two studies, with the third and largest trial ending in a draw.
With the results from at least four head-to-head studies now reported (results from the fourth were reported last August at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology), the sirolimus-eluting stent has shown some consistent advantages.
The biggest difference ...