The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., June 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The board of directors of Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today declared a quarterly common dividend of 26.5 cents per share. This marks the 374th consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott since 1924. The cash dividend is payable Aug. 15, 2017, to […]
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced CE Mark and first use of the new Confirm Rx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), the world’s first smartphone compatible ICM that will help physicians identify difficult to detect cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF), to help guide therapy. […]
By Ken Dropkiewski The bioresorbable stent was approved for use by the FDA in July of 2016. The Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System, manufactured by Abbott, was all set to solve a litany of the problems inherent with conventional cardiac and vascular stents. Conventional stents, made of flexible metal […]
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (ABT) today announced favorable one-year outcomes from the largest study of real-world experience for the MitraClip system in transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) procedures in the United States. MitraClip treats people with degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR, also known as leaky heart valve), a […]
