RADNOR, Pa., Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLYS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and other prevalent cardiovascular diseases driven by dysregulated aldosterone, today announced full details for its upcoming virtual KOL event being held on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 10:00 AM ET. To register for the event, please click here.
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HELP Therapeutics announces FDA clearance of IND application for universal iPSC-derived HiCM-188 cell therapy for the treatment of end-stage heart failure
NANJING, China, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — HELP Therapeutics Co. Ltd, a clinical-stage cell therapy company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for “Allogeneic Human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes…
Stereotaxis Technology to be Featured at Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiac Robotic Navigation
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), a pioneer and global leader in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, today announced that it will participate in the Society for Cardiac Robotic Navigation’s Annual Meeting taking place October 28-29 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Novo Nordisk A/S: Oral semaglutide demonstrates a 14% reduction in risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes in the SOUL trial
Bagsværd, Denmark, 21 October 2024 — Novo Nordisk today announced the headline results from the SOUL cardiovascular outcomes trial. The double-blinded, randomised trial compared oral semaglutide to placebo as an adjunct to standard of care for the prevention of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The trial enrolled 9,650 people with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD). As part of standard of care, 49% of patients received SGLT2i at some point during the trial.
CVRx announces new CPT® Category I codes for Barostim
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVRX) (“CVRx”), a commercial-stage medical device company, announced today that the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT® Editorial Panel has accepted new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Category I codes for baroreflex activation therapy (“Barostim”) to treat the symptoms of heart failure.
HeartFlow Announces New Category I CPT Code from the American Medical Association for AI-Enabled Plaque Analysis to Assess Risk for Coronary Artery Disease
New reimbursement code follows recent favorable Medicare coverage decision, expanding access to HeartFlow’s Plaque Analysis to help physicians provide personalized treatment plans New reimbursement code follows recent favorable Medicare coverage decision, expanding access to HeartFlow’s Plaque Analysis to help physicians provide personalized treatment plans
HealthSnap Partners with Capital Cardiology Associates to Expand Virtual Care Management Platform with New Principal Care Management Program
Partnership broadens HealthSnap’s RPM and CCM platform to offer the industry’s most comprehensive virtual care management platform for health systems MIAMI, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — HealthSnap, a leading virtual care management company that currently partners with over 150 health…
Cytokinetics Highlights Progress in Cardiac Myosin Modulation Programs and Global Commercial Launch Readiness at Investor & Analyst Day
NDA for Aficamten Submitted to FDA in Q3
Tourmaline Bio to Host Expert Webinar on Human Genetic Validation for IL-6 Inhibition in Cardiovascular Disease with Dr. Dipender Gill on Friday, November 1, 2024
Tourmaline Bio to Host Expert Webinar on Human Genetic Validation for IL-6 Inhibition in Cardiovascular Disease with Dr. Dipender Gill on Friday, November
Medicare Administrative Contractors Approve Coverage of Cleerly Heart Scans to Medicare Recipients
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Several Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have officially approved Artificial Intelligence-enabled Quantitative Coronary Topography (AI-QCT) scans for Medicare recipients with stable and acute symptoms suspicious of coronary artery disease. Cleerly, the company on a mission to eradicate heart attacks, requested the decision on MAC coverage in February of 2023 to expand […]