Coronary/Structural Heart

VenoStent Embarks on Clinical Trial to Improve Success Rate of Vascular Surgery Outcomes

Successful enrollment in initial feasibility trial to support future regulatory submissions and provide better outcomes for patients with end-stage renal disease HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VenoStent, Inc., a clinical-stage tissue engineering company developing tunable, bioabsorbable, smart polymer wraps to fundamentally transform the efficacy of the five million vascular surgeries performed each year, announces […]

Windtree Announces Notice of Allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a New Istaroxime Patent

Anticipated New Patent Will Provide Intellectual Property Protection Until Late 2039 WARRINGTON, Pa., Oct. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Windtree Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqCM: WINT), a biotechnology and medical device company focused on advancing multiple late-stage interventions for acute cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders, today announced the United States Patent and Trademark […]

Karolinska Development’s portfolio company AnaCardio strengthens its organization to facilitate clinical trial of the drug candidate AC01 in heart failure

STOCKHOLM SWEDEN – October 25, 2021. Karolinska Development AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: KDEV) announces today that the portfolio company AnaCardio has strengthened its organization in preparation for the initiation of a phase 1b/2a study of its drug candidate AC01 in patients with heart failure. The company’s goal is to develop an […]

BioCardia Announces First Patient Treated in CardiAMP Cell Therapy Trial for Chronic Myocardial Ischemia

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Oct. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia®, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA] a company focused on developing cellular and cell derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, today announced the treatment of the first patient in its Phase III pivotal CardiAMP Cell Therapy Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Trial for patients […]

Longeveron Announces Activation of Two New Clinical Sites in ELPIS II Trial of Lomecel-B for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

MIAMI, Oct. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN) (“Longeveron” or “Company”), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for chronic, aging-related and life-threatening conditions, announced today the activation of two new clinical sites for the currently enrolling ELPIS II Trial, evaluating Lomecel-B injection into the myocardium of […]

CytoSorbents Comments on REMOVE Study Presentation

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in intensive care and cardiac surgery using CytoSorb®1 blood purification, makes additional comments on the investigator-initiated REMOVE study following the formal presentation of trial results on Saturday, October 16th at the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain. […]

JenaValve Announces First European Commercial Implants with the Trilogy™ Heart Valve System

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JenaValve Technology, Inc., developer and manufacturer of differentiated transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems, today announced the first commercial implants with the Trilogy Heart Valve System in Europe. The procedures, which included treatment of both aortic regurgitation1 (AR) and aortic stenosis1 (AS), took place […]

Cook Medical Issues Voluntary Recall of Transseptal Needle and Transseptal Needle With Catheter

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cook Medical issued a global, voluntary recall of the Transseptal Needle and the Transseptal Needle with Catheter. This recall includes all unexpired lots for both of these products. The needles were recalled due to complaints of rust on the products. Use of affected products could result in increased […]

FEops HEARTguide Authorized by FDA for Unprecedented LAAo Planning Capabilities

GENT, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FEops today announced that it received De Novo authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for FEops HEARTguide™ pre-operative planning of left atrial appendage occlusion with the Boston Scientific WATCHMAN™ device*. FEops HEARTguide™ will enable physicians to virtually model clinical scenarios with different implant positions and sizes […]

First Patient Enrolled in U.S. STAR-T Pivotal Trial Evaluating the DrugSorb-ATR™ Antithrombotic Removal System to Remove Ticagrelor During Cardiothoracic Surgery

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in intensive care and cardiac surgery using blood purification via its proprietary polymer adsorption technology, announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in the Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal-Ticagrelor (STAR–T) double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial designed to support […]