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To: jbershad who wrote (83)	1/27/1998 8:33:00 PM
From: jbershad	Read Replies (1) of 235

Jan 27, 1998 (6:23 PM ET) - The Motley Fool Evening News Hambrecht & Quist and Cowen & Co. today both raised their estimates on the size of the U.S. stent market. Stents are medical devices used to help keep arteries open. The two brokerages raised their estimates of market size by 75%, from $800 million to $1.4 billion. Analysts say the technological merits of new stents are expanding the market and that revenues are growing as stents become longer. With that, H&Q raised its rating on Arterial Vascular Engineering (Nasdaq:AVEI - news) from "hold" to "strong buy," sending that stock up $8 5/8 to $64. Guidant Corp. (NYSE:GDT - news) gained $5 7/8 to $62 on the analyst move and on introducing a new implantable defibrillator in the U.S. Jerry

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