Coronary/Structural Heart

Faraday Pharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Enrolled in Phase 3 Trial for Myocardial Infarction

Iocyte AMI-3 Trial to Assess Effectiveness and Safety of FDY-5301 in Improving Outcomes for Anterior STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary PCI SEATTLE, May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced the enrollment of the first patient in its Iocyte AMI-3 study — a Phase 3 clinical trial assessing the efficacy […]

Verve Therapeutics Announces Clearance of First VERVE-101 Clinical Trial Application and Outlines Global Clinical Development Strategy; Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Verve on Track to Begin Dosing HeFH Patients in New Zealand in Mid-2022 in a Phase 1 Clinical Trial with Initial Clinical Data Expected in 2023 Preparing for Submission of United Kingdom and United States Regulatory Filings for VERVE-101 in Second Half of 2022 Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities […]

HealthWell Foundation Launches Fund to Assist Individuals Living with Cardiomyopathy

Medication Copayment and Insurance Premium Assistance Now Available for Medicare Patients GERMANTOWN, Md., May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The HealthWell Foundation®, an independent non-profit that provides a financial lifeline for inadequately insured Americans, is pleased to announce that it has opened a new fund to assist individuals living with cardiomyopathy. Through the new […]

LianBio Completes Phase 1 Pharmacokinetic Study of Mavacamten in Healthy Chinese Volunteers

Mavacamten demonstrated a favorable safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile in healthy Chinese volunteers Study was conducted in parallel with ongoing Phase 3 EXPLORER-CN trial of mavacamten in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to support regulatory approval in China SHANGHAI, China and PRINCETON, N.J., May 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LianBio (Nasdaq: LIAN) […]

ISHLT Drives Innovation with Research Grants

CHICAGO, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) awarded grants to three researchers its 2022 Annual Meeting. ISHLT grants fund research to improve the care of patients with advanced heart and lung disease through transplantation, mechanical circulatory support (MCS), and innovative therapies. “I am absolutely […]

FARXIGA met primary endpoint in DELIVER Phase III trial, reducing risk of cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure in patients with preserved ejection fraction

Results from the DELIVER and DAPA-HF Phase III trials demonstrate FARXIGA’s efficacy in heart failure regardless of ejection fraction WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–High-level results from the DELIVER Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s FARXIGA (dapagliflozin) reached a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in the primary composite endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death or […]

Leveraging the science of hibernation to improve human heart health

EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Discovering new ways to treat heart and lung diseases by tapping into the natural disease resistance of hibernating animals is the focus of a new partnership between Monash University and Fauna Bio, a U.S. biotechnology company. Hibernation requires mechanisms of self-healing and tissue repair to endure […]

First Patients Outside of U.S. Treated with TRIA Biopolymer Surgical Aortic Heart Valve in India Clinical Trial

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Foldax®, Inc. today announced that the first patients have been enrolled in the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)-approved clinical trial of the TRIA™ biopolymer surgical aortic heart valve. The TRIA valve reimagines the heart valve by combining the company’s proprietary biopolymer – LifePolymer™ – with an […]

Medscape Education, American College of Cardiology Collaborate on Lipid Management and CV Risk Reduction Education

NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Medscape Education and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) will collaborate in 2022 to implement an ACC-dedicated collection page on Medscape.org with two new Continuing Medical Education (CME) initiatives for lipid management and cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction. This collaboration will combine ACC and Medscape’s strengths in learning […]

New Analysis Reveals Icosapent Ethyl Significantly Reduces Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Prior Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)

The latest prespecified and post hoc sub-analysis of the landmark REDUCE-IT® study, published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), demonstrated that VASCEPA® (icosapent ethyl) significantly reduces the total ischemic event risk of cardiovascular death, stroke, myocardial infarction (heart attack), coronary revascularization, or hospitalization for unstable angina by 35% […]