The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Jardiance® (empagliflozin) which is being investigated as a potential new treatment to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure and to slow kidney function decline in adults with […]
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — InterShunt Technologies, Inc., an early-stage medical device company developing a novel catheter-based solution to reduce left atrial pressure in heart failure patients, announced today the completion of an equity financing. Funding will be used to support the research and development of the Percutaneous Atrial Shunt Catheter […]
First Dedicated Device to Enable Coronary Access and Prevent Coronary Obstruction During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement REHOVOT, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pi-Cardia Ltd., a global leader in the development of non-implant, catheter-based solutions for treating heart valves, announced today successful first-in-human procedures with its ShortCut™ device. ShortCut™ is the world’s first dedicated device […]
DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) announces it has surpassed more than 1,000 patents worldwide, with more than 850 additional patents pending. Abiomed’s robust intellectual property portfolio protects its current and future pump and catheter designs, along with other product components such as motors, cannulas, sensors, software, and access devices. The portfolio […]
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Zynex, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYXI), an innovative medical technology company specializing in the manufacture and sale of non-invasive medical devices for pain management, stroke rehabilitation, cardiac monitoring and neurological diagnostics, today reported it has obtained a second U.S. Utility patent for its Blood Volume Monitor Device. Thomas Sandgaard, the […]
Research featured in JAHA article: Refining Safe Contrast Limits for Preventing Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Biome Analytics, the leading cardiovascular performance company, announces the results of original research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA). Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of […]
SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioVentrix, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on treating congestive heart failure (CHF) via Transcatheter Ventricular Restoration (TCVR), today announced that heart failure specialist Jerry Estep, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic has been appointed co-principal investigator of the pivotal ALIVE Trial studying LIVE™ Therapy using the Revivent TC™ […]
Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (aFMR) is associated with left atrial (LA) and mitral annular dilatation most often caused by atrial fibrillation or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). (A) Echocardiographic assessment, (B) functional mitral regurgitation classification, (C) New York Heart Association classification, and (D) mitral annulus diameter at baseline, […]
Breakthrough Therapy Now Commercially Available in South America’s Most Populous Country MARLTON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Impulse Dynamics, a company dedicated to helping healthcare providers improve the lives of people with heart failure, today announced the first patient in Brazil was treated with its innovative CCM® therapy delivered by the Optimizer® system. The patient was treated […]
ANDOVER, Mass. and VALHALLA, N.Y., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Retia Medical is the first company to utilize Capsule Technologies’ new Device Driver Interface (DDI) development strategy to integrate its Argos Cardiac Monitor, the companies announced today. Capsule’s new DDI development strategy uses the Integrating Healthcare Enterprise-Patient Care Device (IHE-PCD) framework to speed device connectivity […]
