MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA , May 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amaranth Medical, a medical device company developing next-generation bioresorbable scaffolds for the interventional cardiology market, provided an update on the company’s sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffold (BRS) products during a satellite symposium during EuroPCR 2018, the annual meeting of the European Association of […]
Author: Ken Dropiewski
Abbott’s Investigational Tendyne™ Device for Mitral Valve Replacement Demonstrates Positive Outcomes at 30 Days in Global Study
PARIS, May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced favorable outcomes from the first 100 patients treated in a global study of its Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) system, the first and only mitral replacement valve that is repositionable and fully retrievable to allow for more precise implantation, helping improve […]
Newest Generation of Leading Heart Stent is Now Approved in the U.S. for People with Coronary Artery Disease
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for XIENCE SierraTM, the newest generation of the company’s gold-standard XIENCE everolimus-eluting coronary stent system. XIENCE stents are among the world’s most-used and studied stents and have an exceptional safety […]
ReCor Medical Announces RADIANCE-HTN SOLO Hypertension Study Meets Primary Efficacy Endpoint, Pivotal Study Submission, and New Principal Investigator
ReCor Medical announced today that the RADIANCE-HTN SOLO study met its primary efficacy endpoint and demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in blood pressure in hypertensive patients. In addition, the company announced submission of an IDE supplement to the US FDA for a pivotal study of its Paradise System for the treatment of hypertension, […]
MicroPort(TM)’s Firehawk(TM) Drug Eluting Stent Achieves Primary Endpoint and Shows Very Promising Results From TARGET All-Comers Clinical Trial
PARIS, May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today MicroPort Scientific Corporation (HKSE: 0853) (“MicroPort™”) announced primary endpoint data at 12 months and QCA angiography data at 13 months from its TARGET All-Comers (TARGET AC) trial. The results of the TARGET AC trial demonstrated that vessels treated with the Firehawk sirolimus drug eluting stent […]
MyoKardia Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYOK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a precision medicine approach for the treatment of heritable cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has commenced a proposed underwritten public offering of 3,750,000 shares of its common stock. All shares of […]
Stereotaxis to Present at 8th Annual LD Micro Invitational
ST. LOUIS, May 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stereotaxis, Inc. (OTCQX:STXS), the global leader in innovative robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, today announced that David Fischel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the 8th Annual LD Micro Invitational. Mr. Fischel will provide an […]
HeartFlow Analysis Demonstrates Highest Diagnostic Performance for Detecting Heart Disease Compared to Other Non-Invasive Tests
PARIS, May 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HeartFlow, Inc. today announced new data from the PACIFIC trial showed that the HeartFlow Analysis had the highest diagnostic performance for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common form of heart disease, when compared to other commonly used non-invasive cardiac tests. Additionally, data from […]
FAST Study Demonstrates High Diagnostic Accuracy of CAAS vFFR and Received USA 510(k) Market Clearance
MAASTRICHT, Netherlands, May 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A highly innovative software, developed by Pie Medical Imaging – PMI – B.V. (Esaote Group) will be presented at EuroPCR 2018, the world-leading course in interventional cardiovascular medicine, held in Paris, Palais des Congrès (France) between 22 – 25 May 2018. This software – called CAAS vFFR (Cardiovascular Angiographic Analysis Systems for vessel […]
Nobles Medical Technologies II Showcases Noblestitch™ PFO Closure At EuroPCR
PARIS, May 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — NMT2 announces it will be featured at the 2018 EUROPCR Congress in Paris, France. The annual assembly, which again takes place at the Palace de Congress in Paris from May 22-25, 2018, is the worldwide gathering for in-depth scientific presentations, new innovations, training and reports of clinical data results in the […]



