Stent implants declined in April
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), May 25, 2007
The number of coronary stents implanted in the United States dropped sharply in April, according to a leading market researcher, in what doctors said was an unusually quick response to a study showing the devices provided little advantage over drug therapy in some patients.
Most Viewed
Most Emailed
- Health insurers offer to accept all applicants, on condition
- Moody's reports question health of healthcare industry
- HCA job cuts may affect 100 employees
- Report: Fundamentals of Healthcare Will Change by 2020
- Obama to nominate Daschle as HHS Secretary
- Ted Kennedy asks Hillary Clinton to head Senate healthcare team
- What's Your Brand?
- UPMC's risky drive for revenue
- Tom Daschle's blueprint for health reform
- Kaiser Permanente gets perfect four-star rating on HMO score card