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AWANS, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Miracor Medical SA (Miracor Medical) has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PiCSO® Impulse System for treatment of STEMI patients. The FDA Breakthrough Device designation is intended to speed time to market for treatments of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases […]
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK) today announced that it has dosed the first subjects in a Phase 1 clinical study of MYK-224, a small molecule candidate being developed for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is a progressive disease in which […]
DAPA-HF is the first heart failure outcomes trial with an SGLT2 inhibitor in patients with and without type 2 diabetes FARXIGA significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or worsening of heart failure when added to standard of care WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AstraZeneca today announced positive results from the landmark Phase […]
DUBLIN, Aug. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Evolut™ Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) system for patients with symptomatic severe native aortic stenosis who are at a low risk of surgical mortality. The low-risk patient population is […]
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to expand use of the Edwards SAPIEN 3 and SAPIEN 3 Ultra transcatheter heart valve systems to the treatment […]
Pre-Application Letters of Intent are Due September 13 for the 2019-2020 Funding Cycle SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. today announced the launch of the 2nd Annual MyoSeeds™ Research Grants Program, an initiative to support original, independent research in the biology and underlying mechanisms of cardiomyopathies […]
Company initiates the VENUS-HF study in patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — preCARDIA, Inc., a medical device company developing innovative technologies for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), has enrolled the first patient in the VENUS-HF Early Feasibility Study at Tufts Medical […]
CAESAREA, Israel, Aug. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — V-Wave Ltd., a privately held medical device company developing novel implantable interatrial shunt devices, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just granted the company a Breakthrough Device Designation for its interatrial shunt for Heart Failure (HF). V-Wave’s minimally invasive, implanted interatrial […]
– Funding supports preclinical development through IND submission for its BAG3 gene therapy, the first gene replacement product for genetic forms of dilated cardiomyopathy – Company announces leadership team and board of directors with leading scientists, physicians and experienced venture investors in cardiovascular and gene therapy fields August 14, 2019 10:11 AM […]
Study will evaluate a percutaneous therapy designed to improve left ventricular function for patients with systolic heart failure SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ancora Heart, Inc., a company developing a novel therapy to address heart failure, today announced the first patient was enrolled in the CorCinch EU study, a European multi-center clinical […]
