FDA Approves Abbott Xience DES For Short Dual-Antiplatelet Course

The agency approved the Xience stents as suitable for patients at high bleeding-risk who can only stay on antiplatelet therapy for four weeks. Abbott also announced that it has received FDA approval and European CE mark approval for its Xience Skypoint stent.

Abbott's Xience Skypoint Everolimus-Eluting Stent
Abbott's Xience Skypoint Everolimus-Eluting Stent • Source: Abbott

Abbott’s Xience everolimus-eluting stent has joined the group of drug-eluting coronary stents approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for patients at high risk of bleeding.

On 30 June, the company announced the FDA approval for an expanded indication for the Xience line of stents that includes patients at high risk of bleeding, including those who can only stay on dual-antiplatelet (DAPT) drug therapy for 28 days. The Xience stents earned a CE mark for the same high-risk patients in April

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