The government’s decision to fix prices of stents, commonly called heart rings in Bangladesh, has apparently backfired, leaving patients with cardiovascular diseases and their families with fewer but costlier options. A coronary artery stent is a small, self-expanding, metal mesh tube. It is placed inside a narrowed coronary artery after balloon angioplasty. The new rates range between Tk 14,000 and Tk 140,500 per stent. The importers of European stents stopped bringing in the products after the readjustment of prices.

Source: bd News24 February 04, 2024 05:09 UTC