Author: Ken Dropiewski

RapidAI Announces Karim Karti as New CEO

Former GE Healthcare Imaging and iRhythm leader joins pioneers in clinical decision making and patient care coordination to support continued product innovation and expand global footprint SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RapidAI, the global leader in neurovascular and vascular imaging driving the next evolution of clinical decision making and patient workflow, today […]

CARMAT Anticipates Implants of Its Aeson® Artificial Heart to Resume in October 2022

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: CARMAT (Paris:ALCAR): Videoconference in English with Stéphane Piat at 8 pm CET today. To participate, please register by clicking on this link CARMAT (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to fulfill an unmet medical need by providing a therapeutic […]

Pfizer and Ionis announce discontinuation of vupanorsen clinical development program

NEW YORK and CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS) today announced the discontinuation of the Pfizer-led clinical development program for vupanorsen (PF-07285557), an investigational antisense therapy that was being evaluated for potential indications in cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction and severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG). Pfizer made this decision after a thorough […]

Humacyte Announces Clinical Case Series Demonstrating Potential of Human Acellular Vessel™ (HAV™) to Expand Opportunities for Limb Salvage in Multiple Complex Vascular Reconstruction Scenarios

– Outcomes of first eight compassionate use cases presented at 46th Annual Winter Meeting of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society – – HAV observed to maintain patency and resist infection in the treatment of critical limb ischemia, infection and vascular trauma – – All patients lacked suitable alternative conduit options – DURHAM, N.C., […]

Much Awaited, Much Needed: TRANSFORM II Randomized Controlled Trial, by Fondazione RIC, gets rolling

MILANO, Italy, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — FONDAZIONE Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare, Milano, focused on cardiovascular research, reports the first patient enrolment of the TRANSFORM II Randomized Controlled Trial (Sirolimus-coated Balloon Versus Drug-eluting Stent in Native Coronary Vessels) setting in motion a crucial trial in the Native Coronary Vessel Treatment domain. TRANSFORM II RCT, determined to […]

CHMP issues positive opinion to expand Jardiance (empagliflozin) indication based on unprecedented benefit in adult heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

– The positive opinion is based on the landmark EMPEROR-Preserved Phase III trial, which showed significant outcomes in patients with heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction over 40%1 – If approved, Jardiance would be the first and only clinically proven treatment approved for all adults with symptomatic chronic heart failure including […]

InnovHeart raises $55 million in Series C financing to further develop the Trans-septal Saturn Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System

InnovHeart and Grand Pharmaceutical Group Enter Into an Exclusive License Agreement to Develop and Commercialize the Saturn TMVR Device in Greater China MILAN, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — InnovHeart s.r.l., a developer of novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) systems for the treatment of mitral valve disease, announces the closing of its Series […]

Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital Becomes First to Offer Advanced Robotic Treatment for Heart Rhythm Disorders in Central China

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), the global leader in innovative robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announces that Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital has become the first in central China to establish a robotic electrophysiology program with installation of Stereotaxis’ Robotic Magnetic Navigation technology. […]

HeartBeam Establishes Scientific Advisory Board and Appoints C. Michael Gibson, MD as Chairman

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HeartBeam, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT), a developmental stage digital healthcare company with a proprietary ECG telemedicine technology to bring new capabilities to cardiovascular disease, today announced the establishment of a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to provide scientific guidance and insight to the Company’s medical studies, research and product pipelines. […]