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Figure 2 Study Flow and Control Group Selection

(A) The TAXUS ATLAS study flow. (B) Selection of the TAXUS Express control group. Patients from the TAXUS IV and V trials were selected based on entry criteria for the TAXUS ATLAS trial. All 662 TAXUS Express patients from the TAXUS IV trial were included. Of the 577 TAXUS Express patients in the TAXUS V trial, 248 were excluded for reference vessel diameter (RVD) <2.5 mm, lesion length >28 mm, or >1 study stent planned for implantation. *Based on visual estimate. Angio = angiography; F/U = follow-up; ITT = intention-to-treat population; IVUS = intravascular ultrasound; PP = per-protocol population.