TAXUS PERSEUS Small Vessel

This is a prospective, multi-center, single-arm superiority trial to assess the TAXUS® Element™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of de novo atherosclerotic lesions of ≤20 mm in length in native coronary arteries with visual RVD of ≥ 2.25 mm to \< 2.75 mm diameter. Two hundred twenty-four (224) subjects will be treated with the TAXUS Element stent at a maximum of 35 clinical sites. Follow-up at 30 days, 9 months including angiography) and 1 year will be completed in all subjects enrolled in the study. Eligible subjects will have annual follow-up until 5 years post-index procedure.