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MARLBOROUGH, Mass. , Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced key data that will be presented at the 31st Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, in San Francisco , on September 25 - September 29 .
Notably, data from the EVOLVE Short DAPT study evaluating the safety of early dual antiplatelet therapy discontinuation in a large number of patients with high bleeding risk treated with the SYNERGY™ Bioabsorbable Polymer (BP) Stent will be featured during a late-breaking science session on Thursday, September 26 .
"We look forward to the presentation of late-breaking data on our SYNERGY stent and the important discussions these data will warrant around the advancement of therapies to treat coronary artery disease," said Dr. Ian Meredith, AM. , executive vice president and global chief medical officer, Boston Scientific. "We also will celebrate the milestone of 100,000 patient implants of the WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device worldwide, and anticipate new clinical data across our Interventional Cardiology portfolio further supporting physicians as they determine the most appropriate treatment strategies for patients with cardiovascular disease."
ABSTRACTS OF INTEREST (listed chronologically)
Wednesday, September 25
Thursday, September 26
Friday, September 27
Saturday, September 28
All presentations are listed in Pacific Time and will take place at the Moscone Center. For more information, visit Boston Scientific at booth #1534 or follow @BSCCardiology .
The company will also host an investor event and webcast on Friday, September 27 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PT to provide a business update and answer questions from investors about the Boston Scientific cardiovascular portfolio. The event will be accessible at www.bostonscientific.com/investors . A replay of the webcast will be accessible at www.bostonscientific.com/investors beginning approximately one hour following the completion of the event.
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