SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia®, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCDA)(BioCardia or the “Company”) today announces that it anticipates data safety monitoring board (DSMB) verbal feedback by the end of December 15, 2020 on interim data from the Company’s pivotal Phase 3 CardiAMP Heart Failure Trial that is currently enrolling […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
New JAMA Network Open Publication Demonstrates the Coronary CT- HeartFlow Analysis Pathway Is ‘Dominant’ Compared to Stress Testing in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HeartFlow, Inc., a leader in revolutionizing precision heartcare, announced that a new cost-effectiveness analysis found a diagnostic pathway which utilizes coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) with the HeartFlow FFRct Analysis to be “dominant” (less costly and more effective) as compared to stress testing for assessing patients with […]
Acceleron Receives Orphan Designation from the European Commission (EC) for Sotatercept in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
– Sotatercept received Orphan Drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in PAH in 2019 – – In the spring of 2020, sotatercept received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA and Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), both in PAH – December 14, […]
Amarin Highlights Multiple VASCEPA® (Icosapent Ethyl)-Related Scientific Findings Presented at National Lipid Association (NLA) Scientific Sessions 2020, Including First COVID-19 Clinical Results
REDUCE-IT® EPA Encore Presentation reinforces Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) levels from VASCEPA® (icosapent ethyl) strongly correlated to cardiovascular outcomes, more so than other biomarkers VASCEPA COVID-19 CardioLink-9 Randomized Trial suggests improvement in outpatient-reported COVID-19 symptoms while achieving its primary endpoint by demonstrating a 25% reduction in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) with […]
ABBOTT LAUNCHES FIRST OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CARDIOLOGISTS
Virtual reality training improved cath lab staff learning engagement by 45% and knowledge retention by 72% 87% of studies show higher medical accuracy in medical practice by those trained with virtual reality ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 9, 2020 — Abbott today announced the global release of its first virtual reality-based […]
ReCor Medical Announces Positive Results in RADIANCE-HTN TRIO Study and Breakthrough Device Designation for Paradise™ Ultrasound Renal Denervation System
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ReCor Medical, Inc. (“ReCor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Otsuka Medical Devices, announced today that its Paradise™ Ultrasound Renal Denervation System (the “Paradise System”) demonstrated positive results in the RADIANCE-HTN TRIO (“TRIO”) study, and, separately, has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug […]
Daxor Corporation Announces Further Acquisitions of its BVA-100® Blood Volume Analyzer by Leading Medical Centers Throughout the U.S.
NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daxor Corporation (NYSE MKT: DXR), an investment company with innovative medical instrumentation and biotechnology operations focused on blood volume measurement, today announces additional acquisitions of Daxor’s BVA-100® Blood Volume Analyzer at major medical centers across the U.S. A leading academic medical center […]
Acarix announces the last patient included in Dan-NICAD II study
Press release Malmö, Sweden December 9, 2020 Acarix announces the last patient included in Dan-NICAD II study After the inclusion of 1726 patients, Acarix announces that the last patient has been included in Dan-NICAD II, a study of non-invasive diagnostic testing in patients with suspected Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). The […]
SoniVie Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for the TIVUS System for Renal Artery Denervation
– SoniVie Acquires New Intellectual Property and Other Assets from Cardiosonic Moving TIVUS into New Therapeutic Areas Beyond Pulmonary Hypertension – TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SoniVie, an Israeli company developing a novel proprietary Therapeutic Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (TIVUS) System to treat a variety of hypertensive disorders, […]
Cytokinetics Announces Progression of REDWOOD-HCM to Cohort 2
Interim Analysis of Data from Cohort 1 Demonstrate Substantial Effects of CK-274 to Reduce LVOT Gradient in Patients with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with No Dose Interruptions Due to Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Below 50% SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced […]



