Coronary/Structural Heart

Medtronic Evolut™ TAVR System Shows Strong Performance at Two Years in Low Risk Trial

EuroPCR: Low Risk Study Demonstrates Hemodynamic Advantages of Evolut™ Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) System Over Open Heart Surgery Out to Two Years DUBLIN, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire(opens new window)/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced the complete two-year outcomes from the landmark Evolut Low Risk Trial […]

Late-Breaking Registry Data at EuroPCR Congress Demonstrate Reduced Paravalvular Leak and Low Permanent Pacemaker Rates for the ACURATE neo2™ Aortic Valve System

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Data presented at hotline and late-breaking trial sessions today at the EuroPCR 2021 congress demonstrated positive procedural performance, including low rates of paravalvular leakage (PVL) and permanent pacemaker implementation (PPI), of the Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) ACURATE neo2™ Aortic Valve System within the investigator-initiated Early neo2 Registry1 and ITAL-neo Registry2 studies. “These real-world […]

Amarin Highlights Multiple Scientific Findings for VASCEPA® (Icosapent Ethyl) and Its Unique Active Ingredient at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session

REDUCE-IT® patients experienced substantial cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction with icosapent ethyl regardless of the presence or degree of dyslipidemia, as defined by various high TG plus low HDL-C levels Patients randomized to VASCEPA in EVAPORATE trial, in analyses of percent atheroma volume (PAV), had 55% lower coronary total plaque (TP) PAV […]

Philips announces European availability of innovations to advance personalized and efficient cardiac care at EuroPCR 2021

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the European availability of new innovations in its unique portfolio of solutions that integrate imaging, devices, software, informatics and services at each point in a cardiac patient’s journey at EuroPCR 2021 (May 18-20). During the virtual […]

New 10-Year Data Demonstrate Superiority of the HeartFlow Analysis in Predicting Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HeartFlow, Inc., a leader in revolutionizing precision heartcare, today announced new data which indicate that the information provided by the HeartFlow FFRct Analysis was a superior predictor of 10-year outcomes compared to the severity of a coronary stenosis shown on a coronary computed tomography angiogram (CTA). The […]

Multinational Patient Study Demonstrates Prevencio’s AI-driven HART Blood Test Highly Accurate for Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, and Cardiac Death

Novel multi-protein blood test data on more than 1,500 patients presented at 2021 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prevencio, Inc. today announces the presentation of multinational patient data demonstrating its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven blood test is more accurate than commonly-used risk factors, genetic tests, and coronary artery calcium […]

Late Breaking Data at EuroPCR Demonstrates Long-Term Benefits of Medtronic Radiofrequency Renal Denervation in Real-World Hypertensive Patients

DUBLIN, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire(opens new window)/ — Medtronic plc(opens new window) (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced new clinical data from the Global SYMPLICITY Registry (GSR) indicating that renal denervation (RDN) with the Medtronic Symplicity™ Renal Denervation System was associated with clinically significant and sustained blood pressure reductions in a real-world hypertensive […]

PhaseBio Highlights Real-World Bleeding and Surgery Data Featured at The American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session

Study leveraging the IBM® MarketScan® claims database examined bleeding events and rates of surgical procedures in patients initiating P2Y12 inhibitors, FXa inhibitors or dabigatran Analyses revealed that patients receiving P2Y12 inhibitors had a higher burden of significant comorbid conditions at baseline than patients receiving FXa inhibitors or dabigatran Results demonstrate patients prescribed P2Y12 inhibitors […]

ReCor Medical Announces Results from Landmark RADIANCE-HTN TRIO Study, Showing Clinically Significant Blood Pressure Reduction with the Paradise Ultrasound RDN System in Patients with Resistant Hypertension

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ReCor Medical, Inc. (“ReCor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd., today presented the primary endpoint data from the randomized sham-controlled RADIANCE-HTN TRIO (“TRIO”) study.  In subjects with resistant hypertension, those treated with the Paradise™ Ultrasound Renal Denervation System had a greater drop in […]

Abbott Receives CE Mark for Navitor™, the Latest-Generation Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) System to Treat Aortic Stenosis

– Latest-generation TAVI system features advancements to reduce or eliminate risk of blood leakage around valve implant – The non-surgical Navitor TAVI system offers best-in-class deliverability and access through small vessels, expanding treatment options for patients with severe aortic stenosis ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced it […]