May 8, 2014 — Abbott announced its catheter-based MitraClip therapy has received Health Canada approval, providing physicians in Canada with the treatment option that can significantly improve symptoms, disease progression and quality of life for certain people with mitral regurgitation (MR).


May 8, 2014 — The past year has been a turbulent one for U.S. physicians, according to the 2014 Practice Profitability Index (PPI). Approximately 5,064 physicians contributed their insights to the second annual PPI in March 2014.

Argon Medical Devices Inc. began marketing the CelanerXT rotational thrombectomy system as a new addition to the Cleaner family of dialysis products. 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Biotronik approval for its Entovis pacemaker system with ProMRI technology. 

May 7, 2014 — Cardiotek B.V. today announced it will commence commercialization of its EP-Tracer system following the 2014 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) annual scientific sessions in San Francisco.

May 7, 2014 — Women face greater limits on their lifestyle and have more severe symptoms as a result of peripheral artery disease (PAD), but minimally invasive procedures used to unclog arteries are just as successful as in men. The success of procedures, such as angioplasty or stent placement, in treating women with leg PAD was revealed in a Journal of the American College of Cardiology study.

HeartWare Intl. Inc. issued a voluntary Urgent Medical Device Correction related to all HeartWare Ventricular Assist System batteries, product codes 1650 and 1650-DE. 

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