By Dave Sebastian

Boston Scientific Corp. said its profit rose for the first quarter as sales increased, including a 10% growth in its cardiovascular sales.

The Marlborough, Mass.-based medical-products company Wednesday posted net income of $341 million, compared with $11 million in the prior year. Earnings were 23 cents a share, compared with a penny a share in the year-ago period.

Adjusted earnings were 37 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet were looking for 31 cents a share. The company had guided earnings of 5 cents a share to 11 cents a share, and 28 cents a share to 34 cents a share on an adjusted basis.

Net sales rose 8.2% to $2.75 billion, ahead of its guidance of a flat to 6% growth. Analysts were looking for $2.62 billion.

Write to Dave Sebastian at dave.sebastian@wsj.com

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