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J&J will pull drug-coated stent off market
May 8, 2007 | Associated Press | CapeCodTimes.com
NEW YORK - Conor Medsystems, a maker of heart stents recently acquired by Johnson & Johnson Inc., said yesterday its CoStar drug-infused stent failed in a clinical trial against Boston Scientific's Taxus Express drug-coated stent...
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Can Drug-Coated Stents Beat Bypass?
Apr 27, 2007 | Daniel J. DeNoon | WebMD Medical News
April 19, 2007 - Complications and three-year survival rates are similar for heart patients treated with drug-coated stents and those treated with bypass surgery, a new study shows...
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Boston Scientific profit plunges on Guidant costs, sagging stent sales
Apr 23, 2007 | Associated Press | Herald Tribune
BOSTON: Boston Scientific Corp. on Monday said its first-quarter profit fell by 64 percent on weak sales of the medical device...
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Can Drug-Coated Stents Beat Bypass?
Apr 19, 2007 | Staff | WebMD
(WebMD) Complications and three-year survival rates are similar for heart patients treated with drug-coated stents and those treated with bypass surgery, a new study shows...
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Market Share Slips for Drug-Coated Stents
Apr 11, 2007 | Keith J. Winstein | WSJ.com
The market share for drug-coated coronary stents slipped to 70.1% in February, marking the sixth straight month of decline, according to a survey by a market-research firm that surveys U.S. hospitals...
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Analysts: Stent study shouldn't impact market long-term
Mar 27, 2007 | Val Brickates Kennedy | Market Watch
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Analysts said Tuesday that they don't expect a long-term impact on stent sales from the recent release of a major study...
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Stent study sends Abbott stock to record
Mar 27, 2007 | Staff | Chicago SunTimes
Abbott Laboratories shares shot to an all-time high Monday after a study showed its Xience drug-coated heart stent was superior to Boston Scientific's Taxus drug-coated stent...
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Studies Highlight Pitfalls of Drug-Coated Stents
Mar 26, 2007 | Staff | Forbes.com
MONDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- About a third of patients who receive artery-opening drug-coated stents aren't taking the anticlotting drug doctors often prescribe to keep the stent functioning as it should, a new U.S. study finds...
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Study expected to hit sales of drug-coated stents
Mar 24, 2007 | Associated Press | Boston.com
Wall Street analysts and many doctors expect another potential setback for stent makers when results of a blockbuster study...
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Medicare Might Expand Coverage for Expensive Carotid Artery Disease Treatment
Mar 23, 2007 | Staff | Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
CMS by May plans to decide whether to expand Medicare coverage for an expensive procedure to treat carotid artery disease, which occurs when major art...
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