Abiomed Launches Plan To Counter Unfavorable Impella Data
Executive Summary
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.
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