Xience Xpedition everolimus stent (Abbott Vascular) receives CE Mark - 22-Aug-2012

The Xience Xpedition Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System received CE Mark in Europe for the treatment of Coronary Artery Disease. Abbott Vascular is launching the product immediately in CE Mark countries. Xience Xpedition features a new stent delivery system designed to optimize acute performance, particularly in challenging coronary anatomies. Xience Xpedition is supported by the robust clinical evidence of the Xience family of stents, including data from more than 45,000 patients across more than 100 studies with long-term outcomes out to five years. Xience Xpedition is available with a broad range of indications, including use with a minimum duration of three months of dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT). Xience Xpedition has indications to treat patients with complex disease such as diabetes, as well as an indication for a minimum duration of three months of DAPT. This indication represents an important advantage, as three months of DAPT is the shortest duration required for any major drug eluting stent offered in Europe. Long-term compliance to DAPT can be a challenge for patients and can lead to additional safety risks such as increased bleeding events. In addition, having a shorter DAPT duration after stent implantation may be beneficial in case a patient needs to interrupt or discontinue the medication prior to surgery or for other considerations.