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The Company's Robust Performance Was Driven by New and Existing Drug Sales
Apr 16, 2014The common stock of healthcare and medical device giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) soared to recent highs following the company's announcement of first quarter results that beat analysts' estimates. The company's robust performance was ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, medical device
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Biosense Webster Receinves Approval From FDA for Thermocool Smarttouch Catheter
Feb 27, 2014Biosense Webster has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Thermocool Smarttouch catheter that enables direct and real-time measurement of contact force during catheter ablation procedures for patients ...
Tags: FDA Approval, Biosense Webster
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Medtech Giant St. Jude Medical Announced a Major Reorganization and Leadership Changes
Feb 7, 2014Medtech giant St. Jude Medical announced a major reorganization and leadership changes on Tuesday. The Little Canada, MN–based company says its two operating divisions will be integrated into one research and development ...
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NYSE: STJ Reported Sales and Net Earnings for The Fourth Quarter
Jan 23, 2014St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ) today reported sales and net earnings for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 28, 2013. Fourth quarter highlights: Net sales increased by approximately 6 percent on a constant-currency basis ...
Tags: CRM, AF, Neuromodulation, St.Jude Medical
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Renal Denervation as a High Blood Pressure Treatment Is Looking Less Exciting by The Day
Jan 23, 2014Renal denervation as a high blood pressure treatment is looking less exciting by the day, with the latest bad news coming from Covidien. The Dublin, Ireland–based medical device giant said Tuesday that it will exit its OneShot renal ...
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It's Also Important to Do Proper Exercise Not to Overly
Jan 13, 2014Lawrence Schmelz spent a lot of time in the gym keeping his body fit -- up to two hours a day, every day, at age 50. But that changed one morning six years ago when the Rockville, Md., resident woke up with the irregular heartbeat known ...
Tags: atrial fibrillation, heart rhythm, Lawrence Schmelz, exercise
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The Key Is to Make Sure The Heart Rate Doesn't Go Above a Certain Level
Jan 13, 2014Cutting back on exercise, or stopping altogether, might seem like the right move for people whose heart beats too fast and erratically, a condition called atrial fibrillation. But that's not necessarily so. In fact, staying active -- ...
Tags: atrial fibrillation, heart rate, heart rhythm problems, exercise
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Kalila Medical Has Received CE Mark Approval for Its Vado Steerable Introducer Sheath
Jan 9, 2014Kalila Medical, a privately held medical device company focused on the development of next-generation steerable catheter technologies, today announced it has received CE mark approval for its Vado™ Steerable Introducer Sheath for ...
Tags: Kalila Medical, CE mark approval, Vado™Steerable Introducer Sheath
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The Largest Gains Will Likely Involve Digital Health and Other Technologies
Jan 3, 2014For the medtech industry, 2014 is unlikely to be a year full of surprises as companies grapple with a health care market wary of big-ticket procedures and items. The largest gains will likely involve digital health and other technologies ...
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Heart Monitor Provided a Simple Way to Predict a Person's Risk for a Heart Rhythm Disorder
Dec 27, 2013A widely used type of heart monitor may provide a simple way to predict a person's risk for a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, according to a new study. Researchers found that people who have a greater number of ...
Tags: heart monitor, heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation
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Use of Drug Is Tied to a Temporary Spike in Risk of Stroke for Irregular Heartbeat People
Dec 25, 2013Many older Americans take the blood thinner warfarin to help guard against heart trouble. However, a new study suggests use of the drug is tied to a temporary spike in the risk of stroke for people with a common heart rhythm disorder. ...
Tags: blood thinner warfarin, heart trouble, heart rhythm disorder
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Older Women with Heart Disease Might Be at Increased Risk for Dementia
Dec 25, 2013Older women with heart disease might be at increased risk for dementia, according to a new study. Researchers followed nearly 6,500 U.S. women, aged 65 to 79, who had healthy brain function when the study started. Those with heart disease ...
Tags: older women health, heart disease, dementia
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Definitive Agreement To Acquire Estech Has Been Announced by Atricure
Dec 23, 2013AtriCure, a provider of Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) medical device, and Endoscopic Technologies, d/b/a Estech, have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which AtriCure has agreed to acquire Estech. Under the agreement, AtriCure ...
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Kcentra Helps Restore Blood Coagulation
Dec 18, 2013CSL Behring has announced that Kcentra (prothrombin complex concentrate [human]) has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an expanded indication -- urgent reversal of acquired coagulation factor deficiency induced ...
Tags: CSL Behring, Medicine
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Sudden Drops in Blood Pressure and Atrial Fibrillation, or an Irregular Heartbeat
Nov 27, 2013U.S. researchers say they identified a possible link between a history of sudden drops in blood pressure and atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat. Dr. Sunil K. Agarwal, a fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine at ...
Tags: sudden, drop, blood pressure, risk, heartbeat
