Mentice and Siemens Healthineers China announce that Mentice VIST ® Virtual Patient simulators will be included with the sale of every Corindus CorPath GRX Robotic system (CorPath GRX) in China on an initial 3-year agreement, starting 2022. GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Dec. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mentice, a world leader in simulation solutions for image-guided […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
Faraday Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Results from its Phase 2 Study of FDY-5301 for the Treatment of Reperfusion Injury Following a STEMI Heart Attack
To be Published in the International Journal of Cardiology SEATTLE, Dec. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a muscle health-focused biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics to treat patients experiencing potentially life changing critical illness, announced today the publication of results from its Phase 2 trial of FDY-5301 for the […]
BridgeBio Pharma Reports Month 12 Topline Results from Phase 3 ATTRibute-CM Study
– ATTRibute-CM did not meet its primary endpoint at Month 12. Mean observed six-minute walk distance (6MWD) decline for the acoramidis and placebo arms were 9 meters and 7 meters, respectively. Both declines are similar to healthy elderly adults and less than prior untreated ATTR-CM cohorts – The company observed […]
Infraredx, a Nipro Company, Announces Enrollment of First Patient in EXPANSE PTCA Study
The objective of this study is to evaluate safety and effectiveness of the Lacrosse NSE ALPHA coronary dilatation catheter during PCI in subjects with stenotic coronary arteries. BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infraredx, a Nipro Company, a pioneer in intravascular imaging for mapping coronary artery disease, announced today the enrollment of the first […]
CARMAT Announces the Completion of Its Investigations on Previously Identified Quality Issues
PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: CARMAT (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to fulfill an unmet medical need by providing a therapeutic alternative to people suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure, announces the completion of investigations on its prostheses. Following the occurrence of […]
FDA approves Novartis Leqvio® (inclisiran), first-in-class siRNA to lower cholesterol and keep it low with two doses a year
– With two maintenance doses a year, Leqvio is the first and only FDA-approved small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy for LDL-C (bad cholesterol) reduction(1) – Leqvio provides effective and sustained LDL-C reduction of up to 52% vs. placebo for certain people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) on maximally tolerated statin […]
Claritas to Develop R-107 for Treatment of PPHN, a Potentially Fatal Pulmonary Disorder in Newborns
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, and TORONTO, ON, Dec. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Claritas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CLAS and OTC: KALTF) (the “Company” or “Claritas“) today announced that it will develop R-107 for the treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (“PPHN”). PPHN is fatal in up to 50% of newborn patients […]
Alnylam Comments on FDA Approval of Leqvio®, the First siRNA (RNAi Therapeutic) Approved to Reduce LDL-C
– Leqvio® Becomes Fourth RNAi Therapeutic Approved by U.S. FDA and First and Only for Lowering LDL-C in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Which Can Affect Up to 30 Million Americans – CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, today highlighted the significance of the U.S. Food and […]
First Clinical Study on TRIA Biopolymer Heart Valve Shows Excellent One-Year Performance
Publication in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC): Cardiovascular Interventions Found TRIA Aortic Heart Valve Provided Sustained Improvement in Heart Valve Function to One-Year with Good Safety Profile SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Foldax®, Inc. today announced publication of the first clinical results for its TRIA™ biopolymer heart valve – […]
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital First in Florida to Use Breakthrough Device for Non-Surgical Pulmonary Valve Replacement
The revolutionary Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve is placed via cardiac catheterization and provides an alternative to open-heart surgery for patients with leaky pulmonary valves. TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Jasmine Harvey, 21, was born with the complex congenital heart condition tetralogy of Fallot and underwent open-heart surgery at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital when she […]



