http://www.bostonscientific.comMay 23, 2012 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced two-year results from the PLATINUM Small Vessel study, demonstrating excellent safety and effectiveness outcomes for the 2.25 mm Promus Element everolimus-eluting platinum chromium (PtCr) stent system in treating de novo coronary lesions in small coronary vessels. Analysis of the data was presented at EuroPCR 2012 in Paris.

May 22, 2012 — New long-term data from the DIVERGE study presented at EuroPCR 2012 showed that the use of the Axxess drug-eluting stent (DES) for the treatment of complex coronary bifurcation lesions resulted in low levels of both MACE (major adverse cardiac events) and VLST (very late stent thrombosis) over a four-year period.

May 21, 2012 -- Boston Scientific Corp. announces results from the REPRISE I feasibility trial, which evaluated the acute safety of the Lotus Aortic Valve System in patients with severe aortic valve disease. The Lotus Aortic Valve System is the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device of its kind that is designed to minimize aortic regurgitation (leaking) and is both fully repositionable and retrievable prior to release. Data presented at the annual EuroPCR Scientific Program in Paris demonstrated successful deployment of the valve in all patients with virtually no paravalvular regurgitation after valve placement or at discharge.

May 21, 2012 -- St. Jude Medical Inc. announced that data from the FAME II trial demonstrated a significant difference in the need for urgent revascularization when Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)-guided assessment was used to direct treatment in patients with stable coronary artery disease. These highly statistically significant results validate the profound role that FFR-guided therapy has in improving patient outcomes. The preliminary data were presented at a late breaking trial session at EuroPCR.

May 18, 2012 -- St. Jude Medical Inc., a global medical device company, announced that preliminary data demonstrated the company’s EnligHTN renal denervation system was safe and effective for the treatment of resistant hypertension. The study demonstrated that on average patients with resistant hypertension experience a systolic blood pressure reduction of 28 points after 30 days.

May 18, 2012 -- A study conducted at Scripps Health has found that a novel new heart monitoring device helped emergency room patients avoid unnecessary follow-up care. Scripps Health electrophysiologist Steven Higgins, M.D., presented findings of the study titled, "Prevalence of Arrhythmias in Emergency Department Patients Discharged Using a Novel Ambulatory Cardiac Monitor,"at the Heart Rhythm Society's 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions in Boston.