Real World Study Data - Pronova

Pronova Real World Data of 1315 patients from three registries EMPIRE, EURONOVA & INNOVA was presented in TCT 2006. The 6-7 months results from the study is very encouraging and has shown very low rate of restenosis in the complex patient cohort.
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EMPIRE Study

Indian Heart Journal Publishes EMPIRE registry with Pronova SES in Real World patients conducted at Escorts Heart & Research Institute, New Delhi exhibiting good outcomes at 6-8 months angiographic and clinical followup.
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Stenting just the left main stem gives equivalent results

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