SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

			Washington, DC 20549
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			     FORM 8-K/A

			   CURRENT REPORT

		PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
		    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
			


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):	MARCH 14, 1996



		   BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



DELAWARE		1-11083			04-2695240
(State or other		(Commission			(IRS employer
 jurisdiction of	file number)			 identification no.)
 incorporation)



One Boston Scientific Place, Natick, Massachusetts		01760-1537
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:		(508) 650-8000









The information provided in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A supplements 
the information provided in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Boston 
Scientific Corporation dated March 14, 1996 (the "Original 8-K") filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 1996.  
Except as otherwise noted herein, the content of such Original 8-K 
shall remain unmodified.


Item 7.		Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

		Exhibits

		Exhibit Number	Description

		*2.1			Purchase Agreement by and between Boston 
					Scientific Corporation and American Home 
					Products Corporation dated January 25, 1996.



		*	Confidential Treatment was requested and 
			subsequently withdrawn with respect to certain 
			sections of this exhibit.  Filed herewith is an 
			unredacted version of this exhibit.








	SIGNATURES

	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by 
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:   June 17, 1996		    	 By:	/s/  Lawrence C. Best	
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						Lawrence C. Best
						Senior Vice President - 
						Finance and Administration
						and Chief Financial Officer