Johnson & Johnson, in collaboration with Apple, is offering eligible U.S. adults 65 years and older the opportunity to join the clinical study by downloading the Heartline Study app on iPhone Study aims to assess whether the Heartline Study app on iPhone, and the ECG app and irregular rhythm notification […]
Author: Ken Dropiewski
Hemostemix Announces Corporate Update
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hemostemix Inc. (“Hemostemix” or the “Company”) (TSXV: HEM; OTC: HMTXF) provides the following update: On February 21, 2020, the Court Queen’s Bench of Alberta (the “Court”), after having heard the concerns raised by the Company with respect to an application by J.M. […]
Merit Medical Reports Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2019, Gives FY 2020 Guidance
Q4 2019 worldwide revenue of $257.9 million, up 10.6% as reported over Q4 2018 Q4 2019 core revenue on a comparable, constant currency basis* up 8.5% over Q4 2018 Q4 2019 GAAP loss per share was $(0.08), compared to GAAP EPS of $0.16 in Q4 2018 Q4 2019 non-GAAP EPS* […]
PhysIQ and U.S. Veteran’s Affairs Publish Breakthrough Study Predicting Heart Failure Hospitalization up to 10 days in Advance using AI
PhysIQ and the U.S. VA publish results of a clinical trial that demonstrates how artificial intelligence (AI) applied to continuous wearable sensor data may predict hospitalizations. When coupled with the high sensor wear compliance rates, the 7-10-day early warning timeframe suggests this approach has great promise to reduce hospitalization and […]
New Data Confirms Cardiac Dimensions’ Carillon® System Shows Favorable Long-Term Survival Rate In Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation
Pooled Analysis of Prospective Studies Presented during Late Breaking Trials Session at CRT 2020 KIRKLAND, Wash., Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cardiac Dimensions, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatments for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) in patients with heart failure (HF), today announced the findings of a post hoc analysis of […]
BioStable Science & Engineering Announces Initial Closing of Series C Equity Round
Rex Health Ventures and Orlando Health Ventures lead strong syndicate of new and existing investors AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioStable Science & Engineering, a medical technology company focused on products for aortic valve repair for the treatment of aortic insufficiency, announced today the initial closing of its Series C equity financing. Lead […]
BIOTRONIK’s Ultrathin Strut Orsiro Coronary Drug-Eluting Stent Continues to Deliver Excellent Results After Three Years
Data from BIOFLOW-V Trial Presented at CRT and Published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Reinforces Orsiro’s Ability to Outperform Abbott’s Xience NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BIOTRONIK today announced three-year data from the BIOFLOW-V trial, which was presented yesterday at the 2020 CRT Congress. The three-year follow-up data demonstrates consistently lower clinical […]
Anne Prener, M.D., Ph.D. Appointed to Renovacor Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board
Former CEO of Freeline Therapeutics, Ltd. has outstanding international drug development, commercialization expertise, with focus on rare disease, gene therapy PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Renovacor, Inc, a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative gene therapy-based treatments for cardiovascular disease, today announced the addition of Dr. Anne Prener to both the company’s board […]
Endologix Announces Debt Restructuring Addressing 2020 Maturities
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX) (“Endologix” or the “Company”), a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, announced today that it has entered into an exchange agreement with three holders of the Company’s 3.25% Senior Convertible Notes due 2020 (the “Existing Notes”), pursuant to which these investors […]
Fist Assist Announces CE Mark and European Launch
LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fist Assist Devices, LLC, has received CE Mark and has begun marketing the Fist Assist device for vein enhancement and enlargement in the European Union and other CE Mark countries. Fist Assist is the only wearable, patent protected, intermittent compression device to increase vein diameter prior […]



