FDA Lowers Barrier To Market Penetration For Abiomed's Impella With Expanded Indication

FDA has removed "depressed ejection fraction" from the approved indication for Abiomed's Impella 2.5 and Impella CP based on results from the cVAD registry. The registry data support expanding the FDA-approved indication for the heart pumps during elective and urgent high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions, as well as for patients with cardiomyopathy leading to cardiogenic shock.