Caution With New Leadless Defibrillator Devices
Cardiologist is again urging caution on the use of a new implanted cardiac defibrillator device. A leading and outspoken cardiologist is again urging caution on the use of a new implanted cardiac defibrillator device. According to a Reuters report this week, Dr. Robert Hauser writes in the most recent edition of Journal of the … [Read more...] about Caution With New Leadless Defibrillator Devices
Cardiologist Reports on Medical Device Payments
Unreported Medical Device Payments. A prominent cardiologist with ties to Columbia University is facing questions regarding his ties to medical devices makers, the New York Times is reporting. According to the Times report, two U.S. Senators are concerned that Dr. Martin B. Leon may not have reported all payments he received from … [Read more...] about Cardiologist Reports on Medical Device Payments
Merck’s Vioxx Extraordinary Risk
Vioxx Posed Extraordinary Risk. Merck & Co. ignored warning signs that its Vioxx painkiller posed an ``extraordinary risk'' of causing heart attacks in users, a cardiologist testified today in the first federal trial over the drug. Dr. Eric Topol, head of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, said a 2000 Merck study … [Read more...] about Merck’s Vioxx Extraordinary Risk
