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.

The third quarter of 2018 brought 60 approvals from outside the US, including 31 in Europe, according to Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. Among those approvals, six were for devices to treat coronary artery disease; the second most common indications were peripheral disease and catheter complications. Outside of Europe, India recorded the most non-US approvals in the quarter with eight.

The 2018 EuroPCR meeting in Paris featured new results from clinical trials of coronary stents from Biotronik, Amaranth, Medtronic, MicroPort, and Hexacath.