Reported sales and earnings from the publicly traded cardiovascular device companies show strong performance across the sector, spurred by new approvals and clinical trials, in the quarter that ended Sept. 30. Here's a recap of results from the cardio device companies that have reported so far, including Abbott, Abiomed, and Reva.

Starts & Stops is a regular feature highlighting Medtech Insight editors' picks of noteworthy medtech clinical trial initiations, completions and suspensions the past month or so. Over the last month, 38 new trials started, 17 trial were completed, one trial was "reinitiated," and four trials were terminated or suspended, according to Meddevicetracker.

Two de novo go-aheads granted by FDA last month sent non-implantable neurostimulation devices to market, one for headaches and the other for tear production. Overall, the agency granted four de novos in April, continuing a strong trend this year for that marketing pathway, according to Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker.