How the FDA Could Cost You Your Life (written by Dr. Scott Gottlieb for The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Gottlieb was the deputy commissioner of the FDA from 2005-2007, and is now a practicing physician)
When people age, the main valve carrying blood out of the heart becomes brittle. As this aortic valve narrows, it can cause debilitating heart failure, and even death.
Fixing the problem in the United States requires open-heart surgery. In Europe, the problem can be repaired using a tiny catheter that introduces a replacement valve through an artery in the leg. In July, a Food and Drug A...
The Orthopedics Industry 
