Final 5-year results of the TAXUS II trial: a randomized study to assess the effectiveness of slow- and moderate-release polymer-based paclitaxel-eluting stents for de novo coronary artery lesions.

BACKGROUND: The TAXUS II trial was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the commercialized slow-release (SR) and an investigation-only moderate-release (MR) polymer-based TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting stent compared with a bare-metal stent for the treatment of de novo coronary lesions. METHOD...

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Main Authors: Silber, S, Colombo, A, Banning, A, Hauptmann, K, Drzewiecki, J, Grube, E, Dudek, D, Baim, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009