Benzinga | Oct 6, 2021 07:15AM EDT

Boston Scientific Highlights Trial Data For EkoSonic System For Pulmonary Embolism

* Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) announced results for the EkoSonic Endovascular System at the Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) meeting.

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* The KNOCOUT PE registry was established to measure institutional adoption of a lower dose and lower-duration thrombolysis protocol for the EKOS system.

* The data confirmed the safety and efficacy of the EKOS system for patients with intermediate-high and high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE).

* The international registry of 489 patients included data from patients treated with the EKOS system, provided a lower drug dose and shorter infusion duration of a thrombolytic agent than administered in previous studies.

* No intracerebral hemorrhagic events or brain bleeding events were observed.

* A low major bleeding rate of 2.5%, compared to the rate previously observed with systemic thrombolysis treatment.

* Results also demonstrated a 23% post-procedure reduction in the main indicator of heart strain from PE, measured as right ventricular to left ventricular diameter ratio (RV/LV).

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* Price Action: BSX stock closed at $42.44 on Tuesday.