U.S. Markets for Arrhythmia Management Products

hospitalizations and claim approximately 400,000 lives each year. Cardiac arrhythmias affect more than 5 million people nationwide, and generate approximately $30 billion in combined annual healthcare expenditures. According to the latest statistics from the American Heart Association (AHA), cardiac arrhythmias account for approximately 20% of all chronic conditions treated by cardiologists in the U.S. Exhibit ES-1 presents historic and forecast U.S. incidence and prevalence statistics for selected cardiac arrhythmias and other conditions for the years 2001 and 2013.