FDA Panel: Heart Closure Device Safety Data Demands Further Study
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
More study is required to make sense of the adverse event rates associated with two marketed atrial septal defect occluders, a May 24 FDA panel concluded. St. Jude Medical, in particular, should start a new prospective study for its Amplatzer device, the panel recommends.
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