Breakthrough Multicentered Study will Evaluate Efficacy of Digital Health Data Collection Outside the Clinic for Guideline-Directed Heart Failure Therapy NEW YORK, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Datos Health, a leader in remote care automation, today announced its collaboration with Amgen, one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, on a new study to evaluate […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
Valbiotis Reveals Positive TOTUM•854 Preclinical Results in the Prevention of Hypertension at the Annual ESH-ISH Joint Meeting
An acceleration of development in order to advance the marketing horizon up to 3 years, to conquer an addressable market of over one billion euros Valbiotis presents preclinical data on the plant-derived active substance TOTUM•854, designed to reduce blood pressure, at the Annual Joint Meeting of the European Society of […]
Alnylam Presents Positive Late-Breaking Data from Ongoing Phase 1 Study of ALN-AGT, an Investigational RNAi Therapeutic for the Treatment of Hypertension
– Single Doses of Investigational ALN-AGT Achieved Sustained Reductions in Serum Angiotensinogen (AGT) at 12 Weeks Resulting in Reduced Blood Pressure – – Durability of AGT Knockdown Supports the Potential of Once Quarterly or Biannual Dosing – – ALN-AGT was Generally Well Tolerated, with No Serious Treatment-Related Adverse Events or […]
Abbott Receives CE Mark Approval for Next-Generation TriClip™ Device, Offering New Innovations for Tricuspid Heart Valve Repair
– New enhancements to first-of-its-kind device uniquely developed for the difficult-to-treat tricuspid valve – Next-generation therapy offers enhanced leaflet grasping feature and new clip sizes to fit each patient’s complex tricuspid valve anatomy – TriClip G4 makes treatment more customizable, expanding options for physicians seeking innovative transcatheter structural heart solutions […]
Cardiac Dimensions Announces Two New Meta-Analysis Publications Showing Statistically Significant and Clinically Meaningful Benefits to Heart Failure Patients Suffering from Functional Mitral Regurgitation
KIRKLAND, Wash., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cardiac Dimensions announced a published second individual patient data meta–analysis demonstrating clinically significant outcomes for the Carillon Mitral Contour System®. This publication, in addition to the several others recently published on the Carillon device, continues the series of excellent results for this transcatheter-based indirect annuloplasty device. […]
Invitae joins NIH-sponsored study aimed at improving understanding of the links between genes and cancer, heart disease and other conditions
SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA), a leading medical genetics company, has joined eMERGE Network, a nationwide effort organized and funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) that connects genetic data and electronic medical record (EMR) systems to advance the use of genetics in healthcare. As a new clinical affiliate, […]
The Portability of Aquadex SmartFlow® from CHF Solutions Could Mean More Critically-Ill Patients Have Access to Life-Saving Ultrafiltration Therapy
New Clinical Abstract Available Online During National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting (NKF) EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bringing transportable care directly to patients who are too critically-ill to be moved could be the difference between life and death. New evidence demonstrates that ultrafiltration therapy (aquapheresis) […]
TransMedics Announces Positive FDA Advisory Committee Vote for OCS Heart System
Panel votes 12 to 5 that benefits of OCS Heart System outweigh risks ANDOVER, Mass., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — TransMedics Group, Inc. (“TransMedics”) (Nasdaq: TMDX), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart, and liver failure, announced today that after the review of TransMedics’ clinical […]
Enrollment Completed in Clinical Trial Evaluating Effect of Exclusive Human Milk Diet Including a Specialty Fortifier in Term Infants Born With Single Ventricle Physiology
DUARTE, Calif., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Prolacta Bioscience, the world’s leading hospital provider of 100% human milk-based nutritional products, announced today that enrollment is now complete in a clinical trial evaluating the effect of an exclusive human milk diet (EHMD),1 including a specialty fortifier, for term infants who have undergone a corrective procedure for […]
Abbott’s XIENCE™ Stent Receives European Approval for One-Month Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy (DAPT) for High Bleeding Risk Patients
– New shorter duration of dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) post XIENCE stent implant provides physicians with additional options to treat patients at high risk of bleeding – XIENCE is the most used drug eluting stent in the world, and European approval for shorter DAPT is supported by two studies that […]



