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Johnson and Johnson to Acquire Shockwave Medical

DAIC

With the addition of Shockwave, Johnson & Johnson will expand its MedTech cardiovascular portfolio into two of the highest-growth, innovation-oriented segments of cardiovascular intervention – coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD). The Reducer System has a growing commercial presence.

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Rise of the Lysenkoist Cardiologists

Dr. Anish Koka

Not surprisingly, a dataset of coronary angiograms and chest pain syndromes showed that the more classic the chest pain syndrome was, the higher the likelihood that angiographic coronary disease was present. Atypical angina is classified as having any two of the three symptoms, and non-anginal pain any one of the three symptoms.