A study presented two months back had also concluded that another Indian stent, Supra Flex was as good as Xience.

Scientists are developing a new stent that releases red wine antioxidants slowly into the body.

The government on February 13 slashed by up to 85 per cent the prices of life-saving coronary stents, tiny metal tubes inserted into the na...

The companies sought to withdraw Abbott’s Xience Alpine and Absorb, and Medtronic’s Resolute Onyx stents after NPPA slashed their prices by...

Under the Section 3 (i) of DPCO, 2013, the govt can regulate distribution and direct any manufacturer to increase production and sell produ...

Now, patients purchasing stents at their maximum price won’t pay hospitals margins of more than Rs 2,400 on DES and BVS and about Rs 581 on...

It is pertinent to mention that 8 per cent maximum margin has been built into the calculation of the ceiling price of the coronary stents",...

According to data from the drug pricing regulator, hospitals were found earning exorbitant margins on stents—over 650% in some cases.

In a notification, the drug regulator has capped the ceiling prices of stentsat Rs 29,600, which currently costs between Rs 40,000 to Rs 1....

Domestic manufacturers expect this will boost indigenous production, while multinational firms are worried that the move might hamper innov...

Doctors are using device to treat those too ill for open-heart surgery to try and restore normal blood circulation by preventing mitral val...

As per the findings, the use of Everolimus eluting stents may be equally or more useful in treating coronary blockages in diabetic patients...

The decision of Johnson&Johnson to stop making its popular drug eluting stent has opened up new opportunities for competitors Abbott & Bost...

After successful clinical studies in Europe, a new generation of drug-coated stents have been introduced for the first time in India at the...

Bypass surgery remains the best option for heart patients with more than one clogged artery, according to the first big study to compare by...

Following Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) announcement that it will withdraw Conor Medsystem’s heart stent from the Indian market after the produ...

US regulators may recommend stricter testing standards for cardiac stents to ensure that the devices are safer than those now available, ac...