Paris, November 17th, 2020 The French MedTech Cardiawave has been granted authorization by the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santé – ANSM (French National Agency for Health Products Safety) on October 20th to extend its clinical trial in France and treat patients with calcific aortic […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
Amgen To Transition Development And Commercial Rights For Omecamtiv Mecarbil And AMG 594 To Cytokinetics
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced the Company has provided notice to Cytokinetics of termination of its collaboration and its intention to transition the development and commercialization rights for omecamtiv mecarbil and AMG 594. Omecamtiv mecarbil, an investigational selective cardiac myosin activator, was studied in GALACTIC-HF, […]
Amarin Shares Topline Data from Partner’s Pivotal Phase 3 Study of VASCEPA® (Icosapent Ethyl) in Mainland China
Significant Reduction in Triglyceride Levels Without Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Increase Compared to Placebo and Safety Profile Similar to Placebo Achieved with 4 Grams Per Day Dose of Icosapent Ethyl in Chinese Patients with Very High Triglycerides (>500 mg/dL) Results Support Upcoming Submission by Partner, Edding, Seeking Regulatory Approval in China DUBLIN, Ireland and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) today shared positive, statistically […]
Sequana Medical Announces Positive Interim Data From North American Pivotal alfapump® Study (POSEIDON)
Results from first 13 patients in Roll-In Cohort showed over 90% reduction in mean frequency of therapeutic paracentesis versus baseline Indication of rapid and persistent clinically relevant improvement in patients’ quality of life Safety profile in line with expectations Interim data of the full Roll-In Cohort expected in H1 2021 Conference call with live webcast presentation today at 02:00 pm CET / 08:00 am EDT GHENT, Belgium, […]
Empagliflozin reduced the risk of first plus recurrent cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease in new analysis from the EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial
– In new results published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, empagliflozin reduced the risk of total (first plus recurrent) cardiovascular events including 3P-MACE, hospitalization for heart failure and all-cause hospitalization versus placebo in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease – Recurrent cardiovascular events in people with type 2 diabetes are […]
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Enrolled in RAPID, a Pivotal Phase 3 Study of Etripamil in PSVT
– RAPID and completed NODE-301 studies could potentially fulfill efficacy requirement for future NDA for etripamil in patients with PSVT – – RAPID investigates efficacy of second dose of etripamil for patients with persistent PSVT – – RAPID results expected late 2021/early 2022 – MONTREAL and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: MIST), a biopharmaceutical […]
Jardiance® reduced the risk of first plus recurrent cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease in new analysis from the EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial
– In new results published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Jardiance reduced the risk of total (first plus recurrent) cardiovascular events including 3P-MACE, hospitalization for heart failure and all-cause hospitalization versus placebo in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease – Recurrent cardiovascular events in people with […]
Boston Scientific Announces LOTUS Edge™ Aortic Valve System Voluntary Recall and Product Discontinuation
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has announced it has initiated a global, voluntary recall of all unused inventory of the LOTUS Edge™ Aortic Valve System due to complexities associated with the product delivery system. The voluntary recall is related solely to the delivery system, as the valve […]
Late-Breaking Study Results of the Supreme HT™ Healing-Targeted DES Demonstrated Equivalent Outcomes with Exceptional Safety
TIANJIN, China, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — SINOMED® today announced that Prof. Alexandra Lansky from the Yale School of Medicine, USA, presented data from its first inter-continental PIONEER III study comparing the safety and efficacy of the Supreme HT (Healing-Targeted) Drug-Eluting Stent, to the Xience or Promus Durable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stent (DP DES). One-year results, revealed […]
Results From SOLOIST and SCORED Outcomes Studies Presented at Late-Breaking Science Session of American Heart Association Scientific Sessions and Published in The New England Journal of Medicine
Sotagliflozin Significantly Reduced Total Cardiovascular Deaths, Heart Failure Hospitalization and Urgent Visits, Achieving Primary Endpoint in Both Studies THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), today announced that both the SOLOIST and SCORED Phase 3 studies achieved their primary endpoints by demonstrating statistically significant reductions […]



