Boston Scientific Announces Schedule of Events at TCT Scientific Symposium Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced the schedule of the Company's major events and press announcements at the Cardiovascular...

NATICK, Mass. , Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced the schedule of the Company's major events and press announcements at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's (CRF) 22nd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, September 21 - 25 in Washington, D.C.

"We look forward to the presentation of data from the PLATINUM QCA trial and the PERSEUS clinical program, which support the performance of our two platinum chromium drug-eluting stent platforms -- PROMUS® Element™ and TAXUS® Element™(1)," said Keith D. Dawkins , M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Boston Scientific's Cardiology, Rhythm and Vascular Group. "Our PROMUS Element Everolimus-Eluting Stent System and TAXUS Element Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System continue to be well received by European physicians, and we are looking forward to U.S. approval. We also anticipate positive data from the TAXUS ATLAS trials, assessing the long-term performance of our TAXUS Liberte® Stents in patients with workhorse and complex lesions."

Schedule of Events (All times are ET; all events are held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.)

Tuesday, September 21

Wednesday, September 22

Thursday, September 23

Saturday, September 25

Boston Scientific will present its latest cardiology, rhythm and vascular products at booth #1443 in the Exhibit Hall.

TAXUS, Express, Express2, Liberte, Atom, PROMUS, Element and ION are trademarks of Boston Scientific Corporation or its affiliates. XIENCE V is a trademark of the Abbott Laboratories group of companies. The PROMUS Stent is a private-labeled XIENCE V Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System manufactured by Abbott and distributed by Boston Scientific. The SPIRIT Clinical Program is sponsored by Abbott.

The Company has received CE Mark approval for both the PROMUS Element and the TAXUS Element Stent Systems and has launched the products in Europe and other international markets. In the United States, the PROMUS Element and TAXUS Element (ION) Stent Systems are investigational devices and are limited by applicable law to investigational use only and are not available for sale.

The safety and effectiveness of the TAXUS Stents has not been established in patients with an acute myocardial infarction, or in patients with left main or three-vessel disease.

About Boston Scientific

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 visit: www.bostonscientific.com .

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "anticipate," "expect," "project," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "intend" and similar words. These forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and estimates using information available to us at the time and are not intended to be guarantees of future events or performance. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding clinical trials, regulatory approvals, new product launches, product performance and competitive offerings. If our underlying assumptions turn out to be incorrect, or if certain risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. These factors, in some cases, have affected and in the future (together with other factors) could affect our ability to implement our business strategy and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements expressed in this press release. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements.

(1) The TAXUS Element Stent System will be commercialized as the ION™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Platinum Chromium Coronary Stent System in the U.S.

SOURCE Boston Scientific Corporation