ANTONY, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CAIRDAC, SA, a pre-revenue-stage medtech company developing ALPS™, a leadless, self-powered cardiac pacing system, today announced the appointment of Mr. Rinda Sama to its Board of Directors. His appointment adds deep manufacturing, quality and operational experience to the Board and follows the recent appointment of Raymond W. Cohen as Chairman. “Mr. Sama’s extensive experience in manufacturing, quality systems and operational scale-up for complex implantable d
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Vektor Medical Wins MedTech Innovator 2026
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #Medtech–Vektor Medical, a medical technology company transforming cardiac arrhythmia care, today announced that it has won the 2026 MedTech Innovator Mid-Stage Grand Prize, receiving $200,000 in non-dilutive funding. The award recognizes the company’s achievements in developing and commercializing vMap®, its FDA-cleared, non-invasive arrhythmia localization technology.MedTech Innovator, the world’s largest accelerator of medical technology companies, selected its 2026 cohort
Mineralys Therapeutics Presents New Late-Breaking Data from Transform-HTN Open-Label Extension Trial of Lorundrostat in Hypertension at AHA Scientific Sessions 2026
– In the largest long-term hypertension trial of an aldosterone synthase inhibitor to date, lorundrostat demonstrated sustained reduction in automated office systolic blood pressure (AOSBP) of 17.8 mmHg at Week 48 from Launch-HTN baseline – – 56% of participants reached AOSBP below 130 mmHg at Week 48 – – Long-term treatment with lorundrostat was well tolerated, with no new clinically relevant safety findings beyond Launch-HTN – – U.S. FDA review of lorundrostat is underway, with a PDUFA target date of December 22, 2026 – RADNOR, Pa., Nov. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLYS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension and aldosterone-related adverse outcomes in comorbid conditions such as chronic kidney disease, obstructive sleep apnea and other diseases driven by dysregulated aldosterone, today announced long-term results from the Transform-HTN open-label extension trial of lorundrostat in participants with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension, demonstrating sustained reductions in AOSBP following lorundrostat treatment in Launch-HTN. The results were presented in a late-breaking oral session at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2026 in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 3:35 p.m. CT. “For patients whose blood pressure remains uncontrolled despite multiple medications, particularly those in high-risk populations disproportionately affected by hypertension, the question in practice is whether a treatment can deliver both rapid and sustained blood pressure control,” said Manish Saxena, MBBS, Clinical Co-Director of Queen Mary University of London’s William Harvey Clinical Research Centre and Hypertension Specialist at Barts Health NHS Trust. “In Transform-HTN, lorundrostat demonstrated sustained blood pressure reductions for nearly a year, with more than half of participants achieving the guideline-recommended systolic blood pressure target of less than 130 mmHg, an important goal for reducing long-term cardiovascular and kidney risks.” Efficacy Results from Transform-HTN In this open-label extension trial, lorundrostat demonstrated a clinically meaningful 17.8 mmHg absolute reduction in AOSBP from the Launch-HTN baseline through 48 weeks (p
PARAMOUNT, the First Randomized Trial of AI-Enabled Plaque-Based Care, Meets Primary Endpoint in Late-Breaking Results at AHA 2026
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #AI–Cleerly, a leader in advanced cardiovascular imaging analysis, today presented primary results from PARAMOUNT, the first randomized trial of AI-QCT-guided care against usual care, as Late-Breaking Science at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2026 in Chicago. Compared with usual care based on stress testing, care guided by AI-based quantitative coronary CT analysis (AI-QCT) improved diagnostic certainty and led to more patients receiving lipid-lowe
AngioDynamics Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
LATHAM, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AngioDynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGO), a leading and transformative medical technology company focused on restoring healthy blood flow in the body’s vascular system, expanding cancer treatment options and improving patient quality of life, today announced the grant of inducement awards to Eric Honroth in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective as of November 2, 2026. On November 2, 2026 (the “Grant Date”), as an inducement
Hengrui Pharma and Braveheart Bio Present Data from 52-Week Open-Label Extension of Phase 2 Study of HRS/BHB-1893 in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2026
HRS/BHB-1893 demonstrated meaningful improvements in exercise capacity and patient-reported outcomes, with rapid, deep, and durable left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient reduction at 52 weeks Data support a highly simplified dosing regimen, with a majority of patients potentially served by the starting dose HRS/BHB-1893 data across both forms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and preclinical models suggest potential to address underlying pathophysiology of disease, findings consistent with reverse-remodeling and diastolic benefits Braveheart Bio to host Investor Event and Webcast today at 3:35 p.m. CT (4:35 p.m. ET), including discussion of a planned fixed-dose oHCM study, TRUEHEART-HCM SHANGHAI and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hengrui Pharma (SSE: 600276; HKEX: 1276) and Braveheart Bio (NASDAQ: BRVE) today presented data from a 52-week open-label extension (OLE) of the Phase 2 study of the investigational, next-generation cardiac myosin inhibitor HRS/BHB-1893 in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). The data were presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2026. After the 12-week core period and a washout period, all 42 patients restarted HRS/BHB-1893 for an additional 52 weeks in the OLE. At Week 52, peak oxygen uptake (pVO2) increased by a mean of 2.7 mL/kg/min from OLE baseline; Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ-CSS) increased by a mean of 17.3 points over the same period. At Week 52, 79% (33/42) of patients achieved a Valsalva LVOT gradient (LVOT-G) below 30 mmHg, with 90% of patients achieving a Valsalva gradient
Zylox-Tonbridge and GL Capital Announce Strategic Investment in LifeTech Scientific to Build a Leading Vascular and Structural Heart Intervention Platform
HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 2190) (“Zylox-Tonbridge”) today announced a strategic investment in LifeTech Scientific Corporation (HKEX: 1302) (“LifeTech”), in partnership with GL Capital, marking a significant step…
Esperto Medical Awarded Grant by the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) to Advance Noninvasive Monitoring Technology for Spaceflight
Esperto Medical’s Resonance Sonomanometry™ technology will be developed to enable continuous, calibration-free cardiovascular monitoring for terrestrial environments and spaceflight. FULLERTON, Calif., Nov. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Esperto Medical, Inc., a healthtech startup specializing…
Leading Academic Medical Centers to Present New AI-ECG Research on Viz.ai’s Cardio Suite at AHA 2026
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Viz.ai, the leader in AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, today announced that two research abstracts evaluating its AI-powered electrocardiogram (AI-ECG) technology within the Viz Cardio Suite have been accepted for presentation at the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Medical Society (HCMS) meeting, held in conjunction with the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2026 in Chicago. Both studies focus on Viz HCM, the suite’s AI-E
AQUAPASS REFORM-HF Pivotal Trial Meets Primary Endpoint, Demonstrating Significant Fluid Removal in Heart Failure Patients
AQUAPASS ECCON™ System delivered a >7x increase in net fluid loss in congested heart failure patients not responding to high-dose diuretics, with a consistently high responder rate (91%) and no device-related adverse events NEWTON, Mass., Nov. 5, 2026: AQUAPASS Medical, developer of a noninvasive, kidney-independent therapy, announced that the REFORM-HF […]



