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TAXUS-Stent.com is the official Web site for Boston Scientific's drug-eluting stent program -- the TAXUS Express Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System. This profile, from Angioplasty.Org, is an in-depth description of that system.

from Taxus-Stent.com:
The TAXUS™ Express²™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System has the power to reduce restenosis, treat a variety of lesions and achieve safe, predictable outcomes for patients.

  • Efficacy - The TAXUS Express² Stent has demonstrated consistently low revascularization rates throughout the stent, including its edges and across a broad range of patient and lesion types.
  • Safety - The TAXUS Stent has demonstrated consistent safety results and endothelial healing across trials and lesions.
  • Performance - The proven Express² Stent platform exhibits excellent deliverability and conformability, allowing you to treat a variety of lesions and making it easy to achieve complete stent apposition.
Taxus Stent

For more detailed information on the Taxus stent, read our profile of the device.



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