Coronary/Structural Heart

Eplontersen granted Orphan Drug Designation in the US for transthyretin amyloidosis

WILMINGTON, Del., January 24, 2022 – Eplontersen has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) in the US by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis, a systemic, progressive and fatal condition. Eplontersen, formerly known as IONIS-TTR-LRx, is a ligand-conjugated antisense (LICA) investigational medicine currently in […]

Alnylam Presents Positive 18-Month Results from HELIOS-A Phase 3 Study of Investigational Vutrisiran in Patients with hATTR Amyloidosis with Polyneuropathy

– Vutrisiran Met All 18 Month Secondary Endpoints, Including Statistically Significant Improvements in Neuropathy Impairment, Quality of Life (QoL), Gait Speed, Nutritional Status and Overall Disability, Relative to External Placebo – – Vutrisiran Continued to Demonstrate Halting or Reversal of Polyneuropathy, with Improvements in Neuropathy Impairment and QoL Relative to […]

United Therapeutics Corporation Announces Historic Achievements in its Xenotransplantation Programs

UKidney™ procedure data published in the American Journal of Transplantation; the first such data published in a peer-reviewed journal UHeart™ recipient patient reaches a two-week milestone post-transplant UThymoKidney™ procedure represents a historic first preclinical human model study SILVER SPRING, Md. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Therapeutics Corporation (UT) (Nasdaq: UTHR), […]

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. and OrbusNeich Announce FDA PMA Approval of Scoreflex® Scoring Balloon

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, today, along with OrbusNeich Medical Company Ltd (OrbusNeich®), announced FDA PMA approval of OrbusNeich’s Scoreflex® NC Scoring Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Catheter […]

Neovasc Announces Publication Supporting the Neovasc Reducer™ Device

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc, Inc. (Neovasc or the Company) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today announced the publication of an article entitled, “The Effectiveness of CS Reducer for the Treatment of Refractory Angina – a Meta-Analysis” in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. The article’s lead author and senior authors are […]

GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder Marks 10 Years of Improving Lives

After a decade of clinical use* and more than 50,000 devices sold globally, the GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder continues a trusted legacy of safely advancing care. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced that the GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder has achieved 10 years of clinical […]

Peijia Medical Obtained Exclusive License for JenaValve’s Trilogy TAVR System for Treating AR in the Greater China Region

SUZHOU, China, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Peijia Medical Limited (HKEX: 9996) is pleased to announce its strategic investment and exclusive in-licensing agreement with JenaValve Technology, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Peijia has made a cash and equity investment in JenaValve and will commit additional capital based upon development milestones in […]

Neovasc Announces Case Series of First U.S. Reducer Implants Published In Peer-Reviewed Journal

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today announced the publication of a case series in the journal Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine describing successful uses of the Neovasc Reducer™ (“Reducer”) under a compassionate use protocol in the United States. The patients were treated under the care […]

Leader in Molecular Medicine Wants Nitric Oxide in the Hands of Every Person

CHICAGO, Jan. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Dr. Nathan S. Bryan, world-renowned molecular medicine and nitric oxide expert and founder of Pneuma Nitric Oxide, LLC and Bryan Nitriceuticals, LLC, announced a partnership with Berkeley Life, a practitioner-exclusive nitric oxide nutraceutical brand. Dr. Bryan and Berkeley Life share a mission […]