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John C. Messenger, MD

Messenger is a professor of medicine; program director of the interventional cardiology fellowship program; director of the cardiovascular ICU/stepdown unit; director of the cardiac catheterization labs and co-director of interventional cardiology at the University of Colorado Medicine.

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October 26, 2023
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BIOSTEMI: 5-year data show superiority for biodegradable SES vs. durable EES

SAN FRANCISCO — A biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent remained superior to a durable polymer everolimus-eluting stent for treating STEMI at 5 years, a difference driven by lower rates of ischemia-driven repeat revascularizations.