Heart Stents stories:
Abbott, Medtronic: Heart Stents Top Rival In 3-Yr Study Data
Sep 21st, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
Stent heart devices from Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Medtronic Inc. (MDT) outperformed an older device from Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) in three-year data from two studies by better helping patients avoid serious events...
UPDATE: Medtronic To Pay Abbott $400 Million To Settle Stent Suits
Jul 27th, 2009 - CNNMoney
(Adds details on settlement and background on other Medtronic deals.) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Medtronic Inc. (MDT) will pay rival Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $400 million...
Stent-Maker Xtent Nears End Of Road, Plans Liquidation
May 15th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Small heart-device developer Xtent Inc. (XTNT) is calling it quits after striking out in efforts to find a strategic or financial deal that would bring in needed resources to market and research its heart stents.
J&J’s Caruso Says Recession’s Effects on Company Won’t Worsen
Apr 14th, 2009 - Bloomberg
April 14 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson doesn’t expectthe recession’s impact to worsen and is counting on new drugs tostanch losses to generic rivals before the year ends...
Boston Scientific Stents Less Effective Than Others in Studies
Mar 30th, 2009 - Bloomberg
March 30 (Bloomberg) -- Heart stents made by BostonScientific Corp., the world’s biggest seller of the artery-clearing devices, were less effective in studies than those fromAbbott Laboratories...
Heart Stents videos from YouTube:
3:15Coronary Artery Angioplasty (PCI, Heart Stent Surgery)
www.nucleusinc.com This 3D heart animation shows a coronary artery angioplasty surgery, also called a percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, to correct a blocked artery in the heart. It begins by showing the buildup of plaque in an artery wall of the heart, blocking the flow of blood ...
1:23PreOp® Patient Education Heart Stent Implant Angioplasty
www.PreOp.com Patient ED @ 617-379-1582 INFO Your doctor has recommended that you undergo a balloon angioplasty with a stent implant. But what does that actually mean? The heart is located in the center of the chest. It's job is to keep blood continually circulating throughout the body ...
2:19Heart Stents In Question
Over 900000 heart stent surgeries are performed in the US every year. While it can save lives, Dr. Jon LaPook reports that this procedure is very expensive and sometimes unnecessary.
2:19Heart Stents In Question
Over 900000 heart stent surgeries are performed in the US every year. While it can save lives, Dr. Jon LaPook reports that this procedure is very expensive and sometimes unnecessary.
