The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
UK’s NICE issued its draft Final Appraisal Document (FAD) recommending the use of VAZKEPA® (icosapent ethyl) in England and Wales to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in adult statin-treated patients at high CV risk who have elevated triglycerides (≥150 mg/dL [≥ 1.7 mmol/L]) and established cardiovascular disease (eCVD) 1,2 Positive […]
Acarix continues the US expansion with another commercial partnership now covering Louisiana and parts of Mississippi. This partnership with Bio-Rhythms Inc provides access to cardiology clinics, emergency departments and primary care clinics in geographic areas with high medical need for rapid and cost-effective rule-out of coronary artery disease. Louisiana is among the top 5 US states based on […]
– New results demonstrate MitraClip™ transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is effective at treating leaky valves in people with secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) – Data from the first report on patients with a pacemaker lead across the tricuspid valve show TriClip™ and TriClip G4 TEER systems significantly reduce tricuspid regurgitation (TR) […]
The MAVERICS graft system is a revolutionary functional artificial artery that is designed to eliminate the need for vessel harvesting in cardiac bypass surgery patients — creating a more efficient, cost-effective, and less invasive procedure. MINNEAPOLIS, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Led by founder and CEO Manny Villafaña, Ph.D. Sc., Medical 21 is a […]
ARLINGTON, Texas, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — With heart disease being the leading cause of death in the United States, Texas Health Resources is addressing the problem with quality, science-based guidelines for treating heart attack patients. This focus on quality care helped eight Texas Health facilities earn this year’s American College of Cardiology’s […]
Acarix today announces an additional commercial partnership in the US covering the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Alabama. The new partnership with Ancillary Care Services LLC has led to rapid orders and use of the CADScor® System by regional and rural clinics to enable accessible, rapid and cost-effective rule out of coronary artery disease. The US states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Alabama have among the highest prevalence rates for heart disease in […]
Data Highlighted in Poster Presentation at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, completed an analysis of its large U.S. Family Heart DatabaseTM demonstrating that lipoprotein(a) – also referred to as Lp(a) — is rarely assessed, despite it being a common, independent […]
The LumiraDx NT-proBNP and the LumiraDx D-Dimer tests are currently the only quantitative direct fingerstick assays produced for each test. Run on the highly portable LumiraDx Platform, they are designed for near-patient testing with connected results in 12 minutes and 6 minutes, respectively The LumiraDx NT-proBNP test is a rapid microfluidic […]
REN-001 delivered locally via low-dose retrograde coronary sinus infusion demonstrated robust, diffuse cardiomyocyte transduction in a large animal heart CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Renovacor, Inc. (NYSE: RCOR), a biotechnology company focused on delivering innovative precision therapies to improve the lives of patients and families battling genetically-driven cardiovascular and mechanistically-related diseases, today announced […]
GE Healthcare, Medtronic receive FDA 510(k) clearance and CE Mark approval on the integration of advanced INVOS™ regional oximetry and Microstream™ capnography technologies on the CARESCAPE precision monitoring platform Helping providers improve patient outcomes and safety, Microstream™ capnography (CO2) technology captures evolving respiratory compromise while INVOS™ regional oximetry (rSO2) technology […]
