Paracor: Can a Mechanical Device Treat Heart Failure?

Heart failure is a huge growing market in which devices are looking to succeed where drugs have provided only limited benefit. Paracor is taking on the role of David In a field dominated by the Goliaths in cardiac rhythm management and their powered devices. The company is betting that its strategy to focus first on a mechanical approach offers a better alternative for many patients not well-served by current therapies.

by Stephen Levin

One of the most challenging aspects of treating cardiovascular disease is that, viewed as a whole, heart disease is like playing with a water balloon: you push on one area...

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