BioVentrix Continues Battle To Remodel Post-Attack Hearts

Following reimbursement approval in Germany, BioVentrix is making headway in long-neglected post-heart attack treatments.

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BioVentrix's Revivent TC • Source: BioVentrix, Inc.

BioVentrix, a California company specializing in ventricular remodeling for heart attack patients, is continuing to make clinical progress in a field of medicine where so many other companies have failed.

The company’s Revivent TC device has successfully obtained reimbursement in a number of countries, most recently in Germany on 8...

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