Coronary/Structural Heart

PhysIQ and U.S. Veteran’s Affairs Advance to Interventional Trial Phase

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–physIQ, Inc. and the US Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) have advanced their collaboration to address heart failure care to an interventional trial phase. In this next phase, Veterans will be actively monitored so care can be administered in near real-time to avoid or lower the chance of re-hospitalization, […]

Amarin Provides Update on VASCEPA® (Icosapent Ethyl) Regulatory Review Processes in Mainland China and Hong Kong

DUBLIN, Ireland and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) today announced that its corporate partner in China, Edding, has progressed VASCEPA® (icosapent ethyl) into commencement of the regulatory review processes in Mainland China and Hong Kong. In Mainland China, the Chinese National Medical Products Administration […]

Geisinger researchers find AI can predict death risk

Algorithm using echocardiogram videos of the heart outperforms other predictors of mortality DANVILLE, Pa., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers at Geisinger have found that a computer algorithm developed using echocardiogram videos of the heart can predict mortality within a year. The algorithm—an example of what is known as machine learning, or artificial […]

Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. Receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Breakthrough Device Designation for Its Revolutionary Minimally Invasive Transcatheter Heart Pump

MONTREAL, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Puzzle Medical Devices Inc., (www.puzzlemed.com) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company a Breakthrough Device Designation for its revolutionary transcatheter pump to address heart failure. The FDA Breakthrough Device Program is intended to help patients receive more timely access […]

EndoWays LTD, Developer of the First Disposable Robot for the Cathlab, Acquired by Ascendum

OR YEHUDA, Israel, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — EndoWays, developer of a disposable robotic system for the cathlab, today announced the completion of an acquisition of a majority of its shares by Ascendum at an undisclosed cash amount. EndoWays, which was founded in 2018 by Noam Shamay, Tovy Sivan and Tamir Ben David, is a portfolio company of MEDX […]

BioVentrix Receives 2021 NUB Status 1 Reimbursement Renewal in Germany for the Revivent TC TransCatheter Ventricular Enhancement System

SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioVentrix, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on treating congestive heart failure (CHF) via Transcatheter based Ventricular Restoration (TCVR), today announced that the German Institute for Hospital Remuneration (InEK) has renewed the NUB Status 1 reimbursement designation in Germany for the Revivent TC™ TransCatheter Ventricular Enhancement […]

Neovasc Comments on Journal of the American Heart Association Publication

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc, Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today announced that the Journal of the American Heart Association has published an article entitled, “Angina Severity, Mortality, and Healthcare Utilization Among Veterans with Stable Angina”. The prestigious journal is the official publication of […]

DAXOR CORPORATION AWARDED GRANT FROM THE CENTER FOR ADVANCING POINT OF CARE TECHNOLOGIES (CAPCAT) TO DEVELOP A POINT-OF-CARE BLOOD VOLUME ANALYZER

NEW YORK, Feb. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daxor Corporation (NYSE MKT: DXR), the global leader in blood volume measurement technology, announces today that it has been awarded a grant from the Center for Advancing Point of Care Technologies (CAPCaT), a program run by the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center […]

CHF Solutions Submits Patent Application for New and Improved Diagnostic Parameters to Support Hemodynamic Stability

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Feb. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions (Nasdaq: CHFS), a medical device company dedicated to changing the lives of patients suffering from fluid overload, today announced the submission of a patent application to increase monitoring capabilities with its Aquadex SmartFlow™ system. The new technology is intended […]