St. Jude: CardioMEMS’ Heart Failure Data Reflects Major Opportunity
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
With the publication of the CHAMPION clinical trial results, CardioMEMS and its suitor St. Jude Medical took another step toward leading the pack in what they say is a multi-billion dollar market opportunity in hemodynamic heart failure monitoring.
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