Medtronic, Inc.
Medtronic CareLink(R) Network Remote Monitoring Significantly Reduced Time to Clinical Decision
Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, April 4th, 2010
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced results from the CONNECT trial showing the median time to clinical decision was significantly reduced for cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients monitored remotely with the Medtronic CareLink® Network, compared to standard in-office follow-up. The trial showed the time from a patient's clinical event (arrhythmias, cardiovascular disease progression, and device issues) to the physician's clinical decision was 22 days for those monitored in-office, versus 4.6 days for patients in the remote monitoring group (p<0.001).
The CONNECT (Clinical Evaluation of...
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