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SYNTAX Analysis Finds Treatment With TAXUS Express2 Stents More Cost Effective Than Bypass Surgery in Many Patients With Complex Coronary Artery Disease
Boston Scientific, 03/30/09
Boston Scientific Corporation announced results from an analysis of economic and quality of life outcomes, based on one-year data from its landmark SYNTAX trial. The results found that while the overall cost effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery varied according to patient characteristics, PCI was more cost effective than CABG in patients with low or moderate coronary lesion complexity. CABG was more cost effective than PCI in those with the most complex disease. The results also found that both PCI and CABG improved several quality of life measures.
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