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(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s independent experts on Wednesday narrowly voted against recommending the approval of Medtronic (NYSE:)’s blood pressure treatment device, saying risks tied to using it do not outweigh the benefits.
The same panel on Tuesday voted in favor of rival ReCor’s device for use in a surgery called renal denervation in patients whose high blood pressure cannot be controlled by drugs.
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