PARIS – Leaving the European Union will cost the United Kingdom £100 billion pounds (US$142.5 billion) in gross domestic product and 950,000 jobs by 2020, according to the London-based Confederation of British Industry.
Abiomed Inc.'s Impella pumps can now be used to treat cardiogenic shock, a condition that can occur after a severe heart attack or cardiac surgery. The latest FDA approval covers the Impella 2.5, Impella CP, Impella 5.0 and Impella LD pumps for the cardiogenic shock indication.