Coronary/Structural Heart

HeartFlow Applauds Healthcare Stakeholders’ Push for Change in How Coronary Artery Disease is First Diagnosed

Use of coronary CTA instead of stress tests alone results in increased early initiation of preventative therapy and 41% reduction in cardiac death and myocardial infarction1 Publication in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology advocates coronary CTA to detect atherosclerosis and coronary artery blockages versus invasive imaging or […]

CHF Solutions Announces First Commercial Shipments of Aquadex Systems to Brazil, following Regulatory Approval

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Oct. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions (Nasdaq: CHFS), a medical device company dedicated to changing the lives of patients suffering from fluid overload, today announced it has shipped the first commercial orders of its Aquadex SmartFlow™ system to Brazil, following approval from the Brazilian Health […]

New VASCEPA® (Icosapent Ethyl)-Related Scientific Findings to Be Presented at American Heart Association’s Virtual Scientific Sessions 2020

Amarin-Supported Research and Analyses from Academic Collaborators to Be Featured in Eight Presentations, Including REDUCE-IT® CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) Results and Additional Mechanism of Action Insights DUBLIN, Ireland and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) today announced that new scientific findings that add […]

DiA Granted FDA Clearance for its Cardiac Ultrasound AI Auto Views Selection

This 7th FDA clearance further solidifies DiA’s leadership in the ultrasound AI space. BE’ER SHEVA, Israel, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — DiA Imaging Analysis announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the commercial use of LVivo Seamless for automatic view selection. LVivo Seamless algorithms automatically […]

First Patients Treated with the World’s Smallest Heart Pump, the 9Fr Impella ECP

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) announces the first two patients have been treated with the Impella ECP expandable percutaneous heart pump. Impella ECP is the smallest heart pump in the world. It measures 9 French (Fr) (3 millimeters) in diameter upon insertion and removal from the body. While in the heart, […]

Pediatric and Congenital Heart Services Expands to Meet Growing Need

Highly specialized pediatric cardiologists join Medical City Children’s Hospital Heart Center DALLAS, Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — To meet the growing need for expert congenital heart care in North Texas, Vivian Dimas, MD, Poonam P. Thankavel, MD, and Ilana J. Zeltser, MD, three highly distinguished pediatric cardiologists, have joined Medical City Children’s Cardiology Specialists. Medical City Children’s […]

Neovasc Announces FDA Advisory Panel Result on Neovasc Reducer™ Medical Device for the Treatment of Refractory Angina

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Circulatory System Devices Advisory Panel voted 14 to 4 “in favor” that the Neovasc Reducer™ is safe when used as intended, and voted 1 to […]

CHF Solutions Announces Deployment of Aquadex Systems to Hospitals in the Southeast to Treat COVID-19 Patients

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions (Nasdaq: CHFS), a medical device company dedicated to changing the lives of patients suffering from fluid overload, today announced that it has shipped Aquadex™ product to medical facilities in Tennessee and South Carolina to treat critically ill patients suffering […]

VALBIOTIS Presents the First Market Data on Untreated LDL-hypercholesterolemia For TOTUM-070, And Announces the Initiation of The Phase II Clinical Study HEART

TOTUM-070 is being developed particularly for individuals with untreated hypercholesterolemia, with LDL-cholesterol levels up to 190 mg/dL associated with moderate overall cardiovascular risk. It responds to an unmet medical need for this population; TOTUM-070 has high potential in the market for non-drug LDL-cholesterol products, which is estimated at 1.2 billion […]

Vascular Care of Texas’ Case Report Published in Vascular Disease Management Showcases Vivify Health’s Remote Patient Monitoring Capabilities

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Vivify Health, the developer of the nation’s leading connected care platform for remote patient care, has achieved a new milestone. The use of its remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform to manage care for Vascular Care of Texas’ patients during the COVID-19 pandemic is being highlighted in the October […]