Author: Ken Dropiewski

HELP Therapeutics announces FDA clearance of IND application for universal iPSC-derived HiCM-188 cell therapy for the treatment of end-stage heart failure

NANJING, China, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — HELP Therapeutics Co. Ltd, a clinical-stage cell therapy company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for “Allogeneic Human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes…

Arineta Expands Cardiac Care in Georgia with Installation of Advanced SpotLight™ Duo Scanner at PACE

New cardiac CT scanner enhances diagnostic capabilities and reduces wait times for patients across six Georgia locations Caesarea, Israel – Oct. 21, 2024 – Arineta, a leader in advancing cardiovascular imaging solutions, announces the installation of its SpotLight™ Duo cardiac CT scanner at Peachstate Advanced Cardiac and Endovascular (PACE) in […]

Provident Healthcare Partners Advises Birmingham Heart Clinic in its Partnership with U.S. Heart & Vascular

BOSTON and NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Provident Healthcare Partners (“Provident”), a leading healthcare investment banking firm, announced it has advised Birmingham Heart Clinic (“BHC”) in its partnership with U.S. Heart & Vascular (“USHV”). BHC is a provider of comprehensive…

Stereotaxis Technology to be Featured at Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiac Robotic Navigation

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), a pioneer and global leader in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, today announced that it will participate in the Society for Cardiac Robotic Navigation’s Annual Meeting taking place October 28-29 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Novo Nordisk A/S: Oral semaglutide demonstrates a 14% reduction in risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes in the SOUL trial

Bagsværd, Denmark, 21 October 2024 — Novo Nordisk today announced the headline results from the SOUL cardiovascular outcomes trial. The double-blinded, randomised trial compared oral semaglutide to placebo as an adjunct to standard of care for the prevention of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The trial enrolled 9,650 people with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD). As part of standard of care, 49% of patients received SGLT2i at some point during the trial.

US Heart & Vascular Announces Partnership with Birmingham Heart Clinic, a leading Cardiovascular Practice in Alabama

The Birmingham Heart Clinic partnership represents USHV’s 1st in the state. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — US Heart & Vascular (“USHV”), a national provider of support services to cardiovascular physician practices, has partnered with Birmingham Heart Clinic (“Birmingham…

CVRx announces new CPT® Category I codes for Barostim

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVRX) (“CVRx”), a commercial-stage medical device company, announced today that the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT® Editorial Panel has accepted new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Category I codes for baroreflex activation therapy (“Barostim”) to treat the symptoms of heart failure.