Abiomed Launches Plan To Counter Unfavorable Impella Data

Abiomed is trying to counter the negative publicity created by the recent publication of retrospective studies showing higher costs and worse outcomes in coronary intervention cases with Impella than in comparable procedures with intra-aortic balloon pumps. The company insists this analysis is deeply flawed.

Abiomed’s Impella 5.0 Heart Pump Transcatheter Circulatory Support Device
Abiomed Impella 5.0 Heart Pump Percutaneous Circulatory Support Device • Source: Abiomed Inc.

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