Strong sales of Xience stents overseas and diagnostics tools back home contribute to Abbott's $7.7 billion in first-quarter revenues; net profit tops $1 billion, down 30 percent from 2009 levels.

Paced by strong international growth, coronary stent sales for Abbott (NYSE:ABT) rose 13 percent during the first three months of 2010, to $455 million.
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