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  • Study rated a J&J stent above Medtronic rival (16 Mar 2010 08:38)

    ... J&J increased 39 cents to $64.57. Stents are tiny wire-mesh tubes used to prop open arteries after surgeons have cleared them of fatty deposits that otherwise may obstruct the flow ...

  • J&J stent tops Medtronic's in Danish study (15 Mar 2010 14:54)

    ... supported by grants from both companies. Stents are tiny mesh tubes used to prop open arteries that have been cleared of blockages. The drug coating is used to help prevent ...

  • Aspirin Alone Works Best to Prevent Clots a Year After Stenting (15 Mar 2010 17:32)

    ... for more trials to confirm or refute the data. Stents are inserted to prop open arteries that have become narrowed due to plaque build-up. Once in place, though, the stents ...

  • Repo Men' bloody but funny (19 Mar 2010 05:57)

    ... axes, mallets and hammers that after a while becomes a spurting blur of opening arteries and severed limbs. The movie, which gets really bogged down in unlikely events (such ...

  • 'Repo Men' violent, funny (19 Mar 2010 06:45)

    ... axes, mallets and hammers — that after a while becomes a spurting blur of opening arteries and severed limbs. The movie, which gets really bogged down in unlikely events (such ...

  • Stroke study finds neck stents safe, effective (16 Mar 2010 04:21)

    ... it, hundreds of thousands of Americans a year might be able to have an artery-opening procedure and a stent instead of surgery to remove built-up plaque, doctors say. A ...

  • Cocoona Launches a New Destination for Aesthetic Transformation on Women's Day (15 Mar 2010 08:14)

    ... hips and knees. The demand continues to rise for devices incorporating plastics such as artery-opening stents, heart pacemakers, and other products that improve quality of life for an aging ...

  • American Heart Association Comment On The FDA Drug Safety Communication Regarding Boxed Warning For Clopidogrel (15 Mar 2010 11:12)

    ... prescribed to people who have chest pain, have had a or have undergone an artery-opening procedure such as angioplasty or stenting. Effective anti-clotting therapy is proven to reduce the ...

  • PREVIEW-Devices to take center stage at ACC heart meeting (11 Mar 2010 17:26)

    ... platinum chromium alloy with its older stainless steel-based model. The tiny tubular scaffolding props open arteries and are often used as an alternative to open heart bypass surgery. While drugs ...

  • UPDATE: Abbott Heart Valve-Repair Tool Meets Goals In Study (14 Mar 2010 20:33)

    ... also cause heart complications and require surgery. Interventional cardiologists, the same doctors who install artery-opening heart stents, perform MitraClip procedures. This technology could add to a long-running rivalry between ...

  • Carrot-And-Stick Health Plans Aim To Cut Costs (12 Mar 2010 21:24)

    ... list of about 20 broad categories, including knee or hip replacement, cardiac bypass surgery, artery-opening stents, hysterectomies, high-tech-imaging exams or emergency room visits. In those cases, they'd pay double ...

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