BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices and the pioneer of wireless remote monitoring technology, announced today the first presentation of results from the ECOST randomized controlled trial. ECOST provides groundbreaking scientific evidence, demonstrating for the first time that daily remote monitoring with BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring® reduces inappropriate shocks and improves battery longevity in long-term follow-up of patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). The results were presented during the ESC Congress 2011 on August 29, 2011, in Paris, France, by Professor Salem Kacet, CHRU Lille, France, in the high-profile Hot Line and prestigious Meet the Trialist sessions.
