Research Briefs: HeartWare Adds Patients To ENDURANCE; GlySure ICU Glucose Trial; Biotronik Home Monitoring
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA has approved HeartWare’s plan to add more patients to the ENDURANCE trial of its HVAD ventricular assist device as a destination therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure. Results of a pilot trial of GlySure’s continuous glucose monitoring system were presented at a conference in South Africa. More research.
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