The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
TOKYO, JAPAN – September 19, 2017 – Terumo Corporation (TSE: 4543) announced today that it has launched QuiremSpheres® microspheres on September 18 in Europe. QuiremSpheres® are available in Europe with plans for expansion its sales area outside of Europe in the future. QuiremSpheres®, the next generation of SIRT microspheres, are […]
CARAG Completes CE Marking for its Breakthrough Carag Bioresorbable Septal Occluder (CBSO) Innovative bioresorbable implant of Carag removes risks associated with conventional metal frameworks and expands treatment options for patients with heart defects. CARAG AG, a privately held medical device development company, today announced that it has completed CE (Conformité […]
DALLAS and MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) today announced new data from the Multisensor Chronic Evaluation in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients (MultiSENSE) study evaluating the performance of the HeartLogic Heart Failure Diagnostic to predict impending heart failure (HF) decompensation. Data from the study were presented as a late-breaking clinical […]
BRISBANE, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–An Australian solution to dramatically improve recovery from a heart attack today became reality. Cardihab’s technology platform was developed by scientists at the Australian eHealth Research Centre (AEHRC), a joint venture between CSIRO and the Queensland Government. Cardihab was spun-out from CSIRO after raising venture capital investment of […]
Micell raises $62m for MiStent SES SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 BY BRAD PERRIELLO, Drug Delivery Business News Micell Technologies said last week that it raised a debt-and-equity round worth nearly $62 million from a syndicate of 51 unnamed investors. Paris-based Micell makes the MiStent SES sirolimus-eluting absorbable polymer coronary stent, designed to treat coronary artery […]
MILFORD, MA–(Marketwired – September 13, 2017) – A new meta-analysis suggests that the use of the RenalGuard System® reduces the rate of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) compared to standard intravascular volume expansion in moderate-to-high-risk patients with chronic kidney disease who are undergoing cardiac interventional procedures. The study, published in the Journal […]
SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Claret Medical® today announced publication of a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC): Cardiovascular Interventions that underscores the role of the Sentinel Cerebral Protection System (CPS) in significantly reducing the early occurrence of stroke associated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The study […]
The 2017 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Lead Management and Extraction, developed in collaboration with the ACC, AHA, APHRS, ASA, EHRA, IDSA, LAHRS, PACES, and STS, is intended to help clinicians in their decision-making process for managing leads and builds on the 2009 Transvenous Lead Extraction: Heart Rhythm Society Expert […]
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) (NASDAQ:CSII) today said that the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma on procedure volumes in the greater Houston area and throughout Florida will reduce fiscal 2018 first-quarter revenues. “Our thoughts go out to our employees in Florida and Texas and others affected by […]
SAN RAMON, Calif., and ZURICH, Sept. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BioVentrix, Inc. a pioneer of technologies and procedures for less invasive treatment of heart failure (HF), today announced the first clinical use of its closed-chest Revivent TC TransCatheter Ventricular Enhancement System at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland. A team led by Prof. Francesco Maisano, co-director […]
