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Espicom View: With this Edwards Lifesciences continues to dominate the transcatheter aortic valve replacement market with its Sapien range of valves. Competition is heating up in Europe; however, Edwards Lifesciences has had its second-generation device approved in the region and is now working on the next-generation valve. The company is yet to have any competition in the US and it seems that competitors are lagging behind in Japan also. The increase in transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures thank to new guidelines and Medicare coverage have secured growth for the Sapien range of valves. As Edwards Lifesciences is ahead of the game at this point in time, the company will continue to take market share in the medium-term. In the longer-term, with companies such as Medtronic, St Jude Medical and Boston Scientific bringing transcatheter aortic valve replacement systems to market, Edwards Lifesciences will have to share some of this lucrative market.
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Edwards Lifesciences' Sapien XT valve, making it the country's first commercially available transcatheter aortic heart valve. The company expects to obtain reimbursement approval from MHLW by year's end, and will initiate a full launch in Japan immediately thereafter.
In patients who are not good candidates for surgical aortic valve replacement, the Edwards Sapien XT valve can be implanted via a catheter into a beating heart. The device can be delivered through the transfemoral artery in the leg or transapically, through a small incision between the ribs. The valve's bovine pericardial tissue leaflets are based on Edwards' clinically proven surgical heart valves.
The Edwards Sapien XT valve has been studied in the treatment of thousands of patients in both commercial and clinical trial environments. The clinical study in Japan was conducted in Osaka University Hospital (Osaka), Sakakibara Heart Institute (Tokyo) and Kurashiki Central Hospital (Okayama). Additionally, the valve has been used widely by clinicians throughout Europe since its commercial launch in 2010. In the US, the Sapien XT valve is not commercially available; it is an investigational device being studied as part of a randomised, pivotal clinical trial. However, the original Sapien valve was approved in the US in November 2011.
In 2012, Edwards' total revenue increased, but while two of its segments remained stagnant, the Transcatheter Heart Valves segment experienced impressive growth. This is also reflected in first quarter 2013 sales. First quarter 2013 revenue from its Critical Care and Surgical Heart Valve Therapy units is declining and revenue from its Transcatheter Heart Valves unit is offsetting these losses. Medicare announced coverage for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures recently and this has provided growth for Edwards. The number of TAVR procedures in the US has increased following coverage and Edwards is the only company currently able to benefit from this. Competition is becoming fierce in Europe; although this has not swayed Edwards, it still is seeing impressive growth for its system in the region.
Edwards has dominated the market since it first launched the TAVR device. The company was the first to market in the US and Europe, and now it is the first to market in Japan. Edwards still has the only device that is approved in the US, but other companies are closing the gap. Medtronic acquired CoreValve in April 2009 and has since had its Engager system CE-marked in February 2013. In January 2011, Boston Scientific acquired Sadra Medical to boost its own heart valve portfolio; the company's Lotus heart valve entered clinical evaluation in October 2012. In addition, JenaValve, a Munich, Germany-based company, had its second-generation TAVR system CE-marked in October 2011, while St Jude Medical had its Portico transcatheter heart valve CE-marked in October 2012; however, this is a transfemoral system. These companies are yet to gain FDA or MHLW approval, therefore Edwards is still ahead of the game and is currently working on its next-generation valve, Sapien 3, which is currently in clinical trials. Medtronic is currently putting its CoreValve system through clinical trials in Japan, but Edwards will have the benefit of getting to market first.


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I don't get it.....I know that I was nauseous with my first two pregnacies BUT even though I know that, actually going through it is soooo very different then remebering how sick you were. This sucks so bad. I was grocery shopping & had to leave my cart & go home & have my husband finish shopping. It is all consumming. When I am not pregnant I think I loved most of being pregnant but the truth is I hate it !!!!!!!!! (except the cute baby at the end of course).
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I'm hating this nausea ! I didn't have this at all with DD so it's all new. Still no throwing up but I feel like its just around the corner ... Ew. I've run to the bathroom thinking it was going to happen a couple times in the past few days. I'm so over the first trimester and I've still got 6 weeks Being pregnant sucks, but I'm so glad that I am
I hope your nausea eases up soon and you get some relief !
Yes I hate the nausea too. It's so random. One minute I'm hungry and then want to vomit. I hardly feel like eating. Then when I do get this great idea of something to eat, I really want to vomit it after. Once I craved pizza with pineapple and anchovies. It was so good while eating but then vomited the whole thing. Every craving seems to end that way.
I don't particularly like any stage of pregnancy. I am not one of those beautiful glowing celebrity women. For me to look nice and fresh I have to sleep ALL day then have a cup of coffee and hopefully some sort of magical energy comes in me that day. I have zero energy. I don't even feel like cleaning. I can't seem to get anything done because I'm just kinda sluggish even when rested.
This time the nausea isn't as bad as previous pregnancies. I do try not to look into that too.

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The Amarillo Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has scheduled its fifth annual Walk for Paws on May 22.
The event will begin at 9 a.m. at Medical Park, just south of the Amarillo Botanical Gardens at 1400 Streit Drive.
First, second and third prizes will be awarded to the adults and children who receive the most pledges for the event.
The SPCA is a local nonprofit organization funded solely by public donations. The organization strives to provide a safe haven for lost or abandoned cats and dogs until they can be adopted into loving homes, a press release from the organization said.
Registration forms for Walk for Paws are available at PetSmart, most local veterinarian's offices and at the SPCA office, 800 W. Third Ave.
For more information, call 374-0704.
Funfest Funtug, sponsored by Bud Light, is scheduled daily between noon and 1 p.m. May 29-31 at the Funtug mud pit at Thompson Park.
This year, both a recreational (strictly for fun) division and an open division for health club and semi-professional teams will be offered. The finals will be at 1 p.m. May 31.
Along with men's and women's divisions, the organizers have included a coed division consisting of three men and three women with a weight limit of 1,100 pounds.
Each tug ends when a team drags the other team into the mud or when the officials call the tug at the end of a time limit.
The weight limit for men's teams has been increased to 1,300 pounds, according to information from Funtug Chairman Kim Brooks. Women may have six- to seven-member teams with a weight limit of 1,000 pounds.
Randall County Commissioner Craig Gualtiere and Randall County Court at Law Judge John Jay Thorpe will serve as masters of ceremonies for the event.
Entry fees are $60 for recreational teams and $80 for open division teams. For additional information, call Brooks at 379-8686 or the Junior League of Amarillo.
The Funfest Golf Classic Tournament will tee off flights at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on May 29 at Ross Rogers Municipal Golf Course (East Course) near Thompson Park.
The tournament will accommodate 50 teams at $240 per team. The event is a two-person low ball net with select drive.
Tournament fees include green fees, cart, ditty bag with gifts and a golf shirt. Other ditty bag items were donated by Budweiser Distributing Co., Toot 'n Totum, Diamond Shamrock, Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages - Jerry Graham, M&M Mars, Ozarka Water, Golf USA, Westgate Car Wash and Five Star Transmission.
Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Community Trust Fund of the Junior League of Amarillo, which co-sponsors Funfest with the Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department.
For more information, contact Brenda Graham at 477-5103.
Funfest once again will offer both grass and court volleyball tournaments during the three-day festival at Thompson Park. A junior volleyball grass tournament also will be held.
According to information from Volleyball chairman Sabrina Krieg, play will begin at 8 a.m. each day on the courts at Thompson Park.
The court tourney is sponsored by Coors Light.
Women's 2A play will be May 29, Mixed 2A will be May 30, and Mixed 1A will be on May 31.
The grass volleyball tournament will be sponsored by Miller Lite. The Mixed Quads Tournament is scheduled for May 30.
Girls 14 and younger will play on Saturday. Girls 18 and younger will play on May 31.
Entry forms can be picked up at the city of Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department, Room 201 of City Hall at Seventh Avenue and Buchanan Street.
Additional information is available by contacting Sandy Lynch at 378-3036.
Entry fees for court volleyball are $75 per team (six players). Adult grass volleyball is $50 per team (four players).
Junior Volleyfest is $60 per team (six players and two alternates). All fees include tickets to the park. Adult grass and court fees also include T-shirts.
The Pantex Olympic Challenge is scheduled for June 13 at Sam Houston Park.
The event is an effort by the plant's Christmas Project Steering Committee to raise money for needy families in the Amarillo area.
Planned events will include: tug-of-war, mud volleyball, pugel jousting, water balloon toss, sponge football toss, obstacle course, crab soccer, banana split race, pie throw relay, 3-on-3 basketball, 3-on-3 soccer, dunking booth, team Frisbee throw, grapefruit relay, water balloon volleyball and an iron person event.
Participants will receive an information packet and a choice of team T-shirt color. The winning team will be awarded a trophy, and members of the top three teams will receive medals.
The cost is $35 per person, and the deadline to register is June 1. Teams should have at least six players, three of them women.
For more information, contact Leesa Duckworth at 477-5533.
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It had a number of people worried Friday afternoon with a number of residents calling ABC 13, even emailing in photos of the big plane, questioning about what was going on. Well, according to Rick Stein, deputy director at Lynchburg Regional Airport, it was routine military training, which occurs at least one a month in the area.
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Word from Tokyo today informs us that Microsoft have revealed plans for a second 'Platinum pack' bundle in the territory. The Xbox Platinum Pack 2 will cost 19,950 Yen ($188), and incorporates a console, two controllers, a DVD kit, Halo, Crimson Skies and two-months free Xbox Live access. Those utilising the Xbox Live service offers will also benefit from a variety of free 'gifts', though quite what they are is unknown.
"With a price of 19,950 yen, this is an ideal package for beginners which lets them enjoy games both online and offline," reads the official press release confirming the bundle. Microsoft will be hoping this new initiative can help boost ailing sales of the console in Japan, where it remains far behind both the PS2 and GameCube.
Quite whether this will be enough persuade Japanese gamers to part with their hard earned Yen remains to be seen, indeed part of the problem still seems to be that the Xbox lacks a 'killer app' catering to Japanese gaming tastes, which differ wildly from both Europe and North America.
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Joey Gerard's, the pair of Bartolotta supper clubs that opened this year in Greendale and Mequon (and there might be more in the future), taps into that mighty connection. It goes full-on retro in its homage to Wisconsin's meat-and-potato-centric social centers, with some Hollywood glamour thrown in. »Read Full Article(20)
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Creating comedy is a bit like making a soufflé, with no middle ground between success and failure.
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Nearing the conclusion of his jaw-dropping "Mind over Milwaukee," a blindfolded Marc Salem stated that the untouched object beneath his hand must be a watch - before proceeding to make its secondhand stop altogether.
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Editor, I am writing to commend the Courier and Margie Love on the delightful article featuring Mr. A.G. Overman in the Sunday, Aug. 20, edition.
Long-time readers will remember several years ago when I talked about a beautiful little lady I had met when she was just 2 years old and who possessed the most crystal blue eyes I had ever seen. Her name was Abby Smith and she was a knockout.
Last week, the Georgia Legislature convened into special session as a result of an official call issued by Gov. Nathan Deal.
An annual survey of the nation's roads by the Reason Foundation reveals a lot about congestion in Georgia. The state is ranked 10th in the nation for spending on maintenance but 39th for capital spending. It was No. 1 for the condition of its interstates, but at 31 in the nation for the percent of urban congestion.
A few months ago, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner predicted with unshakable confidence that there was "no risk" of a downgrade of U.S. debt. In fact, he argued, "things are better than they've been if you want to think about the prospects for improving our long-term fiscal position."
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Military retirement as we know it may be facing an uncertain future.
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The Comic Book Greats... And Some Other Dudes!
In 1992, comic book titan Stan Lee produced and hosted an interview/chalk talk-type video series featuring some of the biggest names of the day and all-time greats: Todd McFarlane! Rob Liefeld! Sergio Aragones! Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis! John Romita and John Romita! Will Eisner! Bob Kane! Whilce Portacio! Jim Lee! Be amazed as Todd, Rob, Whilce, and Jim create a comic book! Be astounded as Rob and Todd, ably assisted by Smilin' Stan, create a comic book character right before your eyes!
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VIOLA: All JM Does Is Win
WHEELING – The same question seemed to follow John Marshall softball coach Ed West all offseason.
How good are you going to be this year?
While it may sound like a typical inquiry for any coach, it was a particularly intriguing one for West.
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"What could Wausau possibly have?" I thought, much like a Grinch, before I boarded the plane en route to the Central Wisconsin Airport. And like the Grinch, I ended up having a massive change of heart.
There I was, two months pregnant, and on my first "ski" trip (technically speaking, I was not allowed to ski at all, so I ventured to do a bit of snow shoeing). My final destination–Wausau, Wisconsin– was not a place I would have willingly picked out from a map to venture to: I am more a lover of the idea of pleasant beaches and frothy surf with water at room temperature than I am of skiing and sledding in the thick of winter.
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Its latest Birds in Art series aims to recognize contemporary artists: both two and three dimensional work is considered. It's wonderful to see a Museum aim to promote artists who are in much need of publicity, by giving them a Master Wildlife Artist Award. And that's not all: each year, the Museum selects 60 works from the Birds in Art to be part of an international or national tour, thereby widening the audience reach of the painter.
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Did dinosaurs lactate? It's a question physiology expert Professor Paul Else has been pondering for years –15 years in fact.
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"Since birds and dinosaurs share much in common I proposed that some dinosaurs likely used this feeding strategy."
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So why did a researcher with an interest in membrane lipids write a paper on dinosaur lactation?
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Skip to comments.Tucker Carlson: Bin Laden Getting 'Talking Points' from 'NY Times'
Posted on 01/21/2006 10:29:51 AM PST by abb
Published: January 21, 2006 12:10 PM ET
NEW YORK While much of the liberal blogosphere, and political figures such as Sen. John Kerry, remain inflamed over comments by MSNBC's Chris Matthews on "Hardball" on Thursday--in which he suggested that Osama bin Laden, in his latest video tape, sounded an awful lot like fillmmaker Michael Moore--The New York Times has also now been linked to Osama by another cable news pundit.
On Friday night, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough weighed in on the subject, going beyond Moore to claim that bin Laden was also borrowing language or ideas from the likes of Howard Dean and Sen. Ted Kennedy. His guest, Tucker Carlson, who has his own MSNBC show, then spread the net further, to include opinion columnists at The New York Times.
The exchange from the transcript follows. *
SCARBOROUGH: Now, of course, Tucker, I'm not comparing these Democrats to Osama bin Laden, but look.
First thing, Osama talks about how our troops are terrorizing women and children in Iraq. John Kerry said the same thing in front of Bob Schieffer on "Face the Nation."
Osama's saying that George Bush knows he can't win this war, something that Howard Dean said, and, also, that this was launched for political reasons, which of course Ted Kennedy said last year, that this was all dreamed up in Texas for political benefit.
CARLSON: By the merchants of war who financed Bush's presidential campaign, in the words of Osama bin Laden and many on the left. In other words, Halliburton is responsible for this war, every single talking point.
I hate to think of Osama bin Laden reclining in his cave in Waziristan, reading the op-ed page of "The New York Times." But, clearly, he is. He's got every talking point. It's uncanny.
Meanwhile, appearing on the Fox News show "Hannity & Colmes," former Rep. Newt Gingrich said, "I think it's quite clear as you point out, Sean [Hannity], that from this tape, that bin Laden and his lieutenants are monitoring the American news media, they're monitoring public opinion polling, and I suspect they take a great deal of comfort when they see people attacking United States policies."
Sen. Kerry, posting at the popular blog DailyKos, responded to the latest commentary: "Here's a subject suited for true hard ball, on Hardball: four years of failure-- enough is enough-- why hasn't Osama Bin Laden been captured or killed, and how will he be destroyed before he next appears on tape to spread his disgusting message? That discussion -- rather than criticizing American citizens who exercise their right to free speech and express dissenting opinions -- is the discussion that America needs. That would be the kind of debate on Hardball to which we should all tune in."
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Same for Matthews.
I thought imitation was the highest form of flattart.
Of course similar deductions will be expressed. The "truth" is simply the truth.
Fact is many, on the Dem Left are hopeing and pulling for a terrorist victory; they see it as their path back to power.
Funny, just the other day hubby and I were talking about the fact that the dems would be better served if they would replace Dean with Bin Laden. More dems seem to like Bin Laden.
Remember that campaign sticker from 2004, that said something like, John Kerry's Bin Laden's man, George Bush is mine? More true than ever.
Gigolo Johns flair for the obvious is blinding. I would imagine he would hope that his pen pal OBL gets his before his next "disgusting message" can be published. No doubt the next one will be on the op-ed page of the Times.
FOR THE RECORD: Chris Matthews' LIES About Laura Bush's Remarks About Nagin
*snerk* ping
Tucker is a Libertarian. At some point during each political day, his clock aligns with a conservative, but only once a day.
The same premise works on most Democrats.
Just my observation.....
the article seems to be gone. just what did Crissy say about Laura?
My link must have been bad:
They must take great joy knowing the Democrats wish to thwart the Patriot Act or condemn torture in any means.
The radical liberal Dems are American traitors. Plain and simple -- America is not a concern to them in any regard, other than being able to exercise absolute control over it, and its people's wealth.
It is high time the people do something about it.
Kerry - "four years of failure-- enough is enough-- why hasn't Osama Bin Laden been captured or killed".
Since when do the years of failure to catch bin Laden add up to four. It seems to me that the president had a stack of offers to hand over bin Laden, practically giftwrapped, way back in the 1990's. Bush, or whoever it was back then, must be a complete bozo to have turned down those opportunities.
I saw this exchange when it originally aired and it was uncanny how close the dem talking points are to Bin Laden's propaganda droppings. Yes, Tucker does get it right...sometimes.
With the last two hate filled and critical of the Administration speeches the media has let us see and hear, hillary clinton has given OBL his talking points, she must be held responsible, because she has the media's ear and eye more than any Democrat and her hate for President Bush is fueling the flame!!!
The X IMPEACHED PRESIDENT bill clinton has also been aiding and abetting the enemy and he must be held responsible. This other clinton has been off shore criticizing our going to war.
The Democrats Senators and Representives have been in the news and on the floor spewing their hate - aiding and abetting the enemy!! And they know what they are doing. They all know they are killing our men and women but will do anything to bring down President Bush's rating. Real lives for ratings!!!!!!
It won't be long before Freepers put the Democrat words up next to the text of the just released video from Bin Laden!!!!! For the world to see!
Do you think that Chris forgot to take his meds on the evening in question?
I will have to review the video for signs of his usual frothing, spitting, and stuttering to see if he was his usual self.
OB Laden, the Dimocr-ps,the main stream media, all are under the control the "feminist" movement as to propaganda in the USofA. There are huge numbers of American women that hate the male life style and would destroy the nation to destroy this life style. This male female rivilry is ancient in oringin, but never as virulent as today. The American female (not all) would accept OB Laden over Rush Limbaugh.
Are you correcting me? If you are, I could not care less how it is spelled.
It's so simple, Americans, now you know that the entire Democrat Party is guilty of both treason and being traitors to the USA!!! The current Demcrat Party needs to be destroyed at the ballot box in 2006. If it is not destroyed there will be many American mothers and fathers mourning their babies and children after the terrorists have a field day slaughtering them. First the Jews, the Gays and the Blacks will get the ax, then the children, and finally the remaining women will be raped, tortured, shot in the head. The men will foced to watch. Then they will be quickly dispatched to the hereafter. Vote Democrat and seal your doom and the doom of your families!!! America, you better wise up, reall quick!!!
that osama says the same things as his erstwhile allies the dem/stealth-commies should surprise no one
how will he be destroyed before he next appears on tape to spread his disgusting message?
Since Osama is hitting the libs talking points it appears Kerry just said his own message is disgusting.
The MSM debate will move further toward whether the anti-Bush, pro-terrorist actions proposed by the Democratic Party in their talking points, and now adopted nearly word-for-word by bin Laden, are the correct way for this country to proceed. The left leaning MSM will now be testing the waters and determining the type of articles they need to publish in order to archieve high anti-Bush numbers in the coming polls that ask Americans to choose between Bush and the "bin Laden/Democratic Party Coalition" (a coalition in need of an abbreviation). Watch for it in the MSM near you!
Tucker is in N.O. this week crying the blues over the chocolate city that will never be.
He just kills me when he has that "pained" expression on his face. Looks like he's about 4 yrs. old and just found out that there's no Santa.
That he got ONE thing right doesn't impress me.
LOL! One of the funniest graphics I've seen!
I also like the NY Times "Christmas" issue.
LOL. I mean we even elected his cousin . . . Obama bin Lying.
We've been saying this for years... we deserve a pay check.
Kerry - "four years of failure-- enough is enough-- why hasn't Osama Bin Laden been captured or killed".
Since when do the years of failure to catch bin Laden add up to four. It seems to me that the president had a stack of offers to hand over bin Laden, practically giftwrapped, way back in the 1990's. Bush, or whoever it was back then, must be a complete bozo to have turned down those opportunities.
Thank you Captain Obvious. Uncanny? I think you have that bowtie on too tight. Try and keep up ya little nerd and get with the program.
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"That was Clintoon."
Is that the same guy as Xlin Ton, the first president elected with Red Chinese bankrolling?
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