The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
– 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
Live webcast with Dr. Jeffrey Testani on 11 December 2020 at 03:00pm CET/09:00am EST GHENT, Belgium, Dec. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sequana Medical NV (Euronext Brussels: SEQUA), an innovator in the management of fluid overload in liver disease, malignant ascites and heart failure, today announces that it will hold a key opinion […]
Supplemental Analyses of Primary Composite Endpoint Further Demonstrate Effect of Omecamtiv Mecarbil In Patients with Lower Ejection Fraction SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that additional results from GALACTIC-HF (Global Approach to Lowering Adverse Cardiac Outcomes Through Improving Contractility in Heart Failure), the Phase 3 event-driven cardiovascular outcomes clinical trial of omecamtiv mecarbil, were […]
