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3. Hearth Rhythm Society won’t retract Riata piece
The journal of the Heart Rhythm Society denies St. Jude Medical’s request that it retract an article linking the company’s Riata defibrillator leads with 22 deaths.
2. St. Jude, firing back, posts 377 Medtronic Quattro lead deaths
St. Jude Medical fires back against the Heart Rhythm Journal‘s refusal to retract a study linking its recalled Riata defibrillator leads, posting a list of 377 deaths related to arch-rival Medtronic’s Quattro lead.
1. Heart doc on St. Jude, MDT Riata fight: “I can’t recall seeing a more contentious” dispute
Prominent Ohio cardiologist Dr. Edwards Schloss comments on the "contentious and open dispute" between Twin Cities rivals St. Jude Medical and Medtronic over the high-profile recall of St. Jude’s Riata defibrillator leads.