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Do You Know About Cardiac Infections After Stent Surgery? What Patients Must Watch For
Cardiac infections after heart stent procedures are rare but serious, with mortality rates up to 40 percent and symptoms appearing days to weeks later.
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Centre Revises Coronary Stent Prices From April 2026: Here's How Much It Should Cost You Now
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority revises stent prices, DES capped at Rs 39,186, BMS at Rs 10,762, effective April 2026.
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What Should You Avoid After A Stent Implant? Cardiologist Shares Tips For A Healthy Heart
The procedure to place a stent, often called angioplasty, is performed to restore proper blood flow, reduce symptoms (like chest pain), and lower the risk of heart attacks.
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AIIMS-Led Trial Confirms Supernova Stents Safety And Efficacy For Stroke Patients
The Supernova Stent -- a new and advanced brain treatment device -- has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for stroke patients, said experts at AIIMS Delhi on Saturday, who led the first clinical trial.
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Sushmita Sen Suffers A Heart Attack, Undergoes Angioplasty And Stent Placement; Know All About These Procedures
Angioplasty and stent placement are common procedures performed after a heart attack to open clogged arteries.
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Delhi Doctors Successfully Operate Man Whose Stent Migrated From Liver To Heart
A team of 12 doctors and paramedics undertook a nine-hour-long surgery to treat a 35-year-old man whose metallic stent had migrated from the liver to the heart causing rupture in the aortic sinus, a leading private hospital in Delhi said today.
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Stents More Effective Than Drugs For Heart Disease? What Study Says
Some of the most common invasive heart procedures in America are no better at preventing heart attacks and death in patients with stable heart disease than pills and lifestyle improvements alone, according to a massive federally funded study designed to resolve a long-standing controversy in cardiology.
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Heart: Stents Or Bypass Surgeries May Not Be Needed For Blocked Arteries: Says Latest Research
Heart surgery: Doctors have called this research to be most in-depth and controlled one on stents and artery-clearing devices. It mentions that patients who had no surgery for blocked arteries and received drug therapy alone, did not have any more heart attacks than those who did have surgery.
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This 'Smart Stent' Can Detect Early Narrowing Of Arteries
Researchers have developed a type of "smart stent" that monitors even subtle changes in the flow of blood through the artery, detecting the narrowing in its earliest stages and making early diagnosis and treatment possible
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Not Just Stents. India Rejects US Request For Medical Devices Price Caps
India has told the US it won't abstain from capping prices for more medical devices, regardless of pressure to rethink its stance after price controls on heart stents and knee implants spoilt the market for some US firms, sources familiar with the matter said
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In "Larger Public Interest", Stent Prices Further Cut By Over 6%
Shashank Kapoor, 32, is overjoyed. Last month, his father suffered a cardiac arrest and needed two stents. The five-day stay at a private hospital set the counsellor back by over Rs 1 lakh, one-third of which was just the price of the two stents.
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Good News For Cardiac Patients! Govt Slashes Prices Of Stents By Up to 85%
The maximum retail price of bare metal stents (BMS) and drug eluting stents (DES) will be Rs 7,623 and Rs 31,080, respectively, inclusive of VAT and other local taxes.
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Government Tells Hospitals To Follow Notification On Capping Stent Prices
The Union health ministry has directed all hospitals, including privates ones, to follow its February notification on capping the prices of stents.
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Blocked Heart Arteries: Top 5 Treatment Options
How should heart disease be treated? By drugs, balloons, drills, lasers or operation. Dr. O.P Yadava and Dr. Ajit Bana discuss which methods to use and when
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Price Cap On Stents Hailed By All, But Serious Concerns Remain
The drug pricing regulator has directed that in cases of evidence of artificial stent shortage, the state governments can proceed against the manufacturers and seize their stent stocks as per the provisions of the Drug Price Control Order, 2013.
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Do You Know About Cardiac Infections After Stent Surgery? What Patients Must Watch For
Cardiac infections after heart stent procedures are rare but serious, with mortality rates up to 40 percent and symptoms appearing days to weeks later.
-
Centre Revises Coronary Stent Prices From April 2026: Here's How Much It Should Cost You Now
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority revises stent prices, DES capped at Rs 39,186, BMS at Rs 10,762, effective April 2026.
-
What Should You Avoid After A Stent Implant? Cardiologist Shares Tips For A Healthy Heart
The procedure to place a stent, often called angioplasty, is performed to restore proper blood flow, reduce symptoms (like chest pain), and lower the risk of heart attacks.
-
AIIMS-Led Trial Confirms Supernova Stents Safety And Efficacy For Stroke Patients
The Supernova Stent -- a new and advanced brain treatment device -- has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for stroke patients, said experts at AIIMS Delhi on Saturday, who led the first clinical trial.
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Sushmita Sen Suffers A Heart Attack, Undergoes Angioplasty And Stent Placement; Know All About These Procedures
Angioplasty and stent placement are common procedures performed after a heart attack to open clogged arteries.
-
Delhi Doctors Successfully Operate Man Whose Stent Migrated From Liver To Heart
A team of 12 doctors and paramedics undertook a nine-hour-long surgery to treat a 35-year-old man whose metallic stent had migrated from the liver to the heart causing rupture in the aortic sinus, a leading private hospital in Delhi said today.
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Stents More Effective Than Drugs For Heart Disease? What Study Says
Some of the most common invasive heart procedures in America are no better at preventing heart attacks and death in patients with stable heart disease than pills and lifestyle improvements alone, according to a massive federally funded study designed to resolve a long-standing controversy in cardiology.
-
Heart: Stents Or Bypass Surgeries May Not Be Needed For Blocked Arteries: Says Latest Research
Heart surgery: Doctors have called this research to be most in-depth and controlled one on stents and artery-clearing devices. It mentions that patients who had no surgery for blocked arteries and received drug therapy alone, did not have any more heart attacks than those who did have surgery.
-
This 'Smart Stent' Can Detect Early Narrowing Of Arteries
Researchers have developed a type of "smart stent" that monitors even subtle changes in the flow of blood through the artery, detecting the narrowing in its earliest stages and making early diagnosis and treatment possible
-
Not Just Stents. India Rejects US Request For Medical Devices Price Caps
India has told the US it won't abstain from capping prices for more medical devices, regardless of pressure to rethink its stance after price controls on heart stents and knee implants spoilt the market for some US firms, sources familiar with the matter said
-
In "Larger Public Interest", Stent Prices Further Cut By Over 6%
Shashank Kapoor, 32, is overjoyed. Last month, his father suffered a cardiac arrest and needed two stents. The five-day stay at a private hospital set the counsellor back by over Rs 1 lakh, one-third of which was just the price of the two stents.
-
Good News For Cardiac Patients! Govt Slashes Prices Of Stents By Up to 85%
The maximum retail price of bare metal stents (BMS) and drug eluting stents (DES) will be Rs 7,623 and Rs 31,080, respectively, inclusive of VAT and other local taxes.
-
Government Tells Hospitals To Follow Notification On Capping Stent Prices
The Union health ministry has directed all hospitals, including privates ones, to follow its February notification on capping the prices of stents.
-
Blocked Heart Arteries: Top 5 Treatment Options
How should heart disease be treated? By drugs, balloons, drills, lasers or operation. Dr. O.P Yadava and Dr. Ajit Bana discuss which methods to use and when
-
Price Cap On Stents Hailed By All, But Serious Concerns Remain
The drug pricing regulator has directed that in cases of evidence of artificial stent shortage, the state governments can proceed against the manufacturers and seize their stent stocks as per the provisions of the Drug Price Control Order, 2013.
