Author: Ken Dropiewski

NEW RESEARCH FINDS CHALLENGES IN SYMPTOM RECOGNITION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING CAN IMPACT PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR PEOPLE WITH VASCULAR DISEASE

– One in four physicians surveyed feel the “lack of technology or equipment to make an accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease” is a key obstacle to an accurate diagnosis – Over a third of surveyed patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) or Peripheral Artery Disease […]

AngelMed Announces CMS Approval of Transitional Pass-Through (TPT) Payment Category For The Guardian™ Effective January 1, 2022

EATONTOWN, N.J., Nov. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Angel Medical Systems, Inc., (dba AngelMed) a company focused on improving long-term management of high-risk coronary disease in patients who have survived one or more heart attacks, announced today the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted The Guardian™ implantable acute coronary syndrome […]

US FDA accepts supplemental New Drug Application and grants Priority Review for Jardiance® for adults with heart failure independent of left ventricular ejection fraction

If approved, Jardiance would be the first clinically proven treatment for adults across the full spectrum of heart failure regardless of ejection fraction RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) and granted Priority Review for Jardiance® (empagliflozin) 10 […]

BioCardia Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Business Highlights

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], a developer of cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2021 and filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months […]

Windtree Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Provides Key Business Updates

WARRINGTON, Pa., Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Windtree Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqCM: WINT), a biotechnology company focused on advancing multiple late-stage interventions for acute cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 and provided key business updates. “I am very pleased to […]

HeartBeam Announces Pricing of $16.5 Million Initial Public Offering

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 pricing of its initial public offering of 2,750,000 units, each consisting of (i) one share of common stock and (ii) one […]

Merck Announces Initiation of Phase 3 Study Evaluating VERQUVO® (vericiguat) in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Who Have Not Had a Recent Worsening Heart Failure Event

KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the initiation of VICTOR (VerICiguaT in adults with ChrOnic heart failure and Reduced ejection fraction), a pivotal Phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled cardiovascular clinical trial of VERQUVO® (vericiguat) in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction of 40% […]

PhaseBio Reports Third-Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights

Announced topline data from Phase 2b clinical trial of bentracimab, which was conducted in healthy, older volunteers 50-80 years old Reached interim enrollment milestone for the REVERSE-IT Phase 3 trial of bentracimab Prespecified interim analysis of pivotal REVERSE-IT Phase 3 trial to be presented during late-breaking science session on November […]

Endologix Names Dr. Matthew Thompson President and CEO

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix LLC, a privately held global medical device company dedicated to improving patients’ lives by providing innovative therapies for the interventional treatment of vascular disease, announced today the appointment of Dr. Matthew Thompson, as President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Thompson will also join Endologix’s Board of Directors. […]