EXCEL trial will determine safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents vs. bypass surgery
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
A new clinical trial, EXCEL (Evaluation of Xience Prime versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization), is being launched in order to compare drug-eluting stents to coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with left main coronary artery disease.
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