In the opening episode of the DeviceTalks podcast network's newest podcast, AbbottTalks, Dr. Christopher Piorkowski, Divisional VP and Chief Medical Officer of Electrophysiology, and Dr. Philip Adamson, Divisional VP and Chief Medical Officer of Heart Failure, discuss the significant advancements in Abbott's cardiac technology and their forward-looking approach to cardiovascular care.
Piorkowski sheds light on the profound impact of technology on patient outcomes in AFib treatment and underscores the importance of enhanced risk stratification tools and personalized therapy approaches. Adamson delves into the progress of Abbott's HeartMate series, specifically the HeartMate 3, highlighting its improved performance and reduced complications compared to its predecessors. Both Abbott leaders stress the essential role of implementation science and foresee an upward trend in enhanced patient identification to administer therapies like the HeartMate 3, aiming to reach patients across the disease spectrum who could significantly benefit from these advanced therapies.

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Abbott’s Adamson, Piorkowski share how tech can help heal and empower people with heart disease

In this episode of AbbottTalks, Sandra Lesenfants, SVP of Abbott’s structural heart business, discusses the latest advancements in structural heart care, focusing on Abbott's transformative TriClip device for tricuspid regurgitation.

Lesenfants highlights Abbott’s commitment to patient-centered innovation, emphasizing the importance of creating solutions that meet patients’ needs through safe and effective technologies. She also shares Abbott’s approach to expanding access to minimally invasive therapies, particularly in underserved populations worldwide, and the role of physician partnerships in advancing structural heart interventions.

Lastly, Lesenfants underscores the company’s efforts to increase diversity in clinical trials, noting the importance of intentional inclusivity across gender and ethnicity to better serve diverse patient populations.

Thank you to Confluent Medical Technologies for sponsoring this episode of AbbottTalks. For more information on how Confluent Medical works with medical device companies, visit https://confluentmedical.com/.

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Abbott’s Lesenfants shares TriClip progress, patient-centered innovation & clinical trial diversity

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Abbott’s Adamson, Piorkowski share how tech can help heal and empower people with heart disease

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