EuroPCR in Brief
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
New clinical data from St. Jude Medical’s and Boston Scientific’s trials of renal denervation devices to treat hypertension show progress in the development of these novel blood pressure therapies, but both companies remain behind Medtronic. More news from EuroPCR, the official congress of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions.
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