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Boston Scientific reports positive HI-PEITHO and CHAMPION-AF trial results
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- HI-PEITHO: EKOS plus anticoagulation reduced primary endpoint events by 61% vs anticoagulation alone (4.0% vs 10.3%, P=0.005).
- HI-PEITHO: No episodes of intracranial bleeding through 30 days; results published in NEJM.
- CHAMPION-AF: WATCHMAN FLX showed 45% relative reduction in non-procedural major bleeding vs NOACs (10.9% vs 19.0%, P<0.001).
- CHAMPION-AF: Primary efficacy endpoint met with non-inferiority to NOACs for stroke, CV death, or systemic embolism (5.7% vs 4.8%).
- Both trials presented at ACC.26 and simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine; data support expanded indications.