06May/13

Medtronic gets FDA approval for heart-failure device – Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal (blog)


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Medtronic gets FDA approval for heart-failure device
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal (blog)
Medtronic Inc. has won regulatory approval to sell its Viva cardiac device, which targets patients suffering from heart failure, the company announced Monday. Patients treated with the Viva resynchronization device experienced 21 percent fewer
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06May/13

Family of Utah soccer referee killed by teen's punch holds vigil (watch video) – Reno Gazette-Journal

Family of Utah soccer referee killed by teen’s punch holds vigil (watch video)
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06May/13

Helping kids with severe respiratory failure survive until lung transplantation – EurekAlert (press release)

Helping kids with severe respiratory failure survive until lung transplantation
EurekAlert (press release)
Minneapolis, MN, May 6, 2013 – Adults with end-stage respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension requiring ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) have been “bridged” toward lung transplantation with novel lung assist devices such as the