ESC 2014 Shines Spotlight On The Future Of Cardiology
The cardiology sector, long known as one of the most innovative in medtech, has a new wave of technologies on the horizon that could help reinvigorate the sector and create new multibillion-dollar market opportunities for device manufacturers. We take a closer look at these technologies, which include vagal nerve stimulation, remote monitoring for heart failure, as well as innovation in the percutaneous coronary intervention space, all of which were all in the spotlight at the recent European Society of Cardiology Congress 2014 in Barcelona.
The cardiology sector has long been one of the most innovative in medtech, with technologies such as drug-eluting stents (DES) and transcatheter aortic valves cutting down the need for more invasive open surgery.
A new wave of technologies is on the horizon, with the promise of treating heart failure patients who do not...
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