World implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) market set to top $1 billion by 1998
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The world ICD market is set to exceed $1,100 million by the year 1998, predict US analysts at Morgan Stanley. The figure is significantly higher than earlier estimates following encouraging results of the Multicentre Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT). The current ICD market is estimated at around $500-650 million.