Study In New England Journal Of Medicine Suggests Heart Attack Patients Fare Better With CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stents

... The CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-elutingCoronary Stent reduced the risk of target vessel failure (TVF) by almosthalf in patients who suffered a heart attack (acute myocardial infarctionor AMI) compared to those who were treated with balloon angioplasty and abare metal stent, according to data appearing today in the prestigious NewEngland Journal of Medicine. [click link for full article] ...