The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
HERZLIA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endospan, a pioneer in off-the-shelf endovascular repair of Aortic Arch Disease including aneurysms and dissections, today announced that it has appointed Kevin J. Mayberry as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. He replaces Alon Shalev, who will continue as a director of Endospan. Previously, Mayberry served in various R&D and […]
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, today announced that James (Jim) Tobin has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Toland stated, “I am pleased to welcome Jim to our board of directors. […]
San Clemente, Calif., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Reflow Medical Inc., a developer of innovative medical devices to combat cardiovascular disease, announced that the first patients have been enrolled in a prospective, multi-center, non-randomized study intended to evaluate the ability of the Reflow Wingman Catheters to cross chronic total occlusions […]
IRVINE, CA, — March 13, 2018 — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* announced today that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, has completed patient enrollment in its U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study of the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® SF Catheter. The prospective, […]
SAN RAMON, Calif., and HOUMA, La., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BioVentrix, Inc., a pioneer of technologies and procedures for less invasive treatment of heart failure (HF), today announced successful treatment of the first patient at the Cardiovascular Institute of the South in the ALIVE pivotal clinical trial. The trial is […]
ORLANDO, Fla., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — AliveCor, the leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, today announced findings from two new studies that further support the use of its portable ECG devices to provide groundbreaking health monitoring capabilities. A new Cleveland Clinic study — which marks the first time Apple […]
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)– XableCath, Inc., innovators of products designed to aid in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), announced that it has been granted a second U.S. Patent, No. 9,826,995, covering its XableCath™ catheter. The patent specifically describes a catheter that controls tissue contact and has a rigid […]
ORLANDO, Fla., March 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced results of a new analysis showing that INVOKANA® (canagliflozin) significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death or hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at high CV risk. This exploratory […]
BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– InfraReDx, Inc., a pioneer in intravascular imaging for mapping coronary artery disease, today presented a poster at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 67th Annual Scientific Session supporting the value of combination intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) imaging technology to identify lipid core plaque (LCP), an underlying cause of serious […]
ORLANDO, Fla., March 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced new late-breaking clinical trial data from the MOMENTUM 3 clinical study, the largest left ventricular assist device (LVAD) trial in the world to evaluate patients in need of both short-term and long-term support in a single study. The data were published online […]
