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XIENCE™ Family of Drug-Eluting Stents

The World's Leading Drug-Eluting Stents (DES), with Unparalleled Clinical Outcomes¹

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ About XIENCE™ Stent

What about magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) safety with XIENCE™ Stents?2

Nonclinical testing has shown that the XIENCE Skypoint™ and XIENCE Sierra™ Stents, in single and in overlapped configurations up to 91 mm and 71 mm in length respectively, are MR conditional.  A patient with a XIENCE™ Stent can be scanned in an MR system under the following conditions:*

  • Static magnetic field of 1.5 or 3 Tesla
  • Maximum spatial gradient field of 3000 Gauss/cm (30 T/m)
  • Maximum MR system reported whole-body-averaged specific absorption rate (SAR) of 2.0 W/kg (normal operating mode)

Under the scan conditions defined above, XIENCE™ Stents are expected to produce a maximum temperature rise of of less than 4.8°C after 15 minutes of continuous scanning.

In non-clinical testing, the image artifact caused by the device extends approximately 6 mm from the XIENCE™ Stent when imaged with a gradient echo or spin echo pulse sequence and a 3T MRI system. It may be necessary to optimize the MRI parameters to account for the presence of XIENCE™ Stents.

Refer to the Instructions For Use (IFU) for additional information.


How does XIENCE Skypoint™ Stent differ from previous generations of XIENCE™ DES?

XIENCE Skypoint™ Stent offers these features:

  • Increased post dilatation maximum expansion to 5.75 mm for 3.5 mm and 4.0 mm diameters2
  • No shortening at maximum post dilatation maximum at 5.75 mm3
  • Ultra-low stent profile of 0.039" allows for easier crossing of difficult lesions3
  • Best in class deliverability while expending less force across lesions3
  • XIENCE Skypoint™ Stent provides a broader size matrix with 4.5 mm, 5.0 mm stent diameters and 48 mm lengths2

The ultra-low crossing profile allows users to choose XIENCE™ Stent for the most challenging cases of coronary artery disease. XIENCE™ Stents, in addition to being the most studied stents, produce consistently low stent thrombosis (ST) rates.1


What is the dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) duration with XIENCE™ Stents?

With more than 30,000 XIENCE™ DES patients analyzed in DAPT studies,4 Abbott has received a 1-month DAPT CE indication for High Bleeding Risk patients.2

In addition, the STOPDAPT, STOPDAPT-2, STOPDAPT-3, XIENCE 28 and XIENCE 90 trials reported consistently low ST rates when DAPT was discontinued after 1 or 3 months.4 (XIENCE 28, STOPDAPT, STOPDAPT-2 and XIENCE 90 results at 12 months). Learn more about DAPT.

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* The effects of MRI on overlapped stents greater than 71 mm in length, or involving stents with fractured struts, are unknown.
 

References

  1. Zanchin C, et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019;12(17):1665-1675. Serruys P, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:136-146. Shiomi H, et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019;12:637-647. Kufner S, et al. Circulation. 2019:139(3):325-333. Palmerini T, et al. Lancet. 2013;379:1393-1402. Bangalore S, et al. Circulation. 2012;125:2873-2891. Bangalore S, et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2013;6(6):378-390. Pilgrim T, et al. Lancet. 2014;384:2111-2122. Pilgrim T, et al. Lancet. 2018;392:737-746. Data on file at Abbott.
  2. XIENCE Skypoint™ and XIENCE Sierra™ Stent Instructions for Use (IFU). Refer to IFUs for additional information.
  3. Data on file at Abbott.
  4. Mehran R, et al. TCT Connect 2020 – XIENCE 28/90. Watanabe H, et al. JAMA. 2019;321(24):2414-2427. Hahn J, et al. ACC 2019 – SMART CHOICE. Varenne O, et al. Lancet. 2018.391:41-50 – SENIOR. Kirtane A, et al. TCT 2019 – EVOLVE Short DAPT. Kedhi E, et al. PCT eCourse 2020 – OnyxOne; Postma W, et al. Cather Cardiovasc Interv. 2020;95:706-710 – DAPT-STEMI. Valgimigli, M., et al. NEJM. 2021;10.1056. Natsuaki, M., et al. AHA. 2023;1:49:00

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