Late-breaking data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2010 and simultaneously published in The Lancet demonstrated that the landmark Symplicity HTN-2 trial evaluating Ardian's Symplicity® Catheter System™ met its primary endpoint.

The study showed that, after six months, patients treated with Ardian's device experienced an average drop in blood pressure of 32/12 mmHg compared to an increase in blood pressure of 1/0 mmHg in the control group of patients treated with medical therapy alone (p