Everolimus-Eluting Stent Proves Signifcantly Safer, More Effective Than Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Late-breaking data from SPIRIT IV, a large-scale multi-center study of nearly 4,000 patients in the U.S., shows that an everolimus-eluting stent demonstrated enhanced safety and efficacy in the treatment of de novo native coronary artery lesions when compared to a paclitaxel-eluting stent, and showed that "low late loss" may be achieved with drug-eluting stents without sacrificing safety.