Coronary/Structural Heart

New Late-Breaking Data Highlight Impact of Abbott’s Minimally Invasive Structural Heart Therapies

– New data reinforce Abbott’s leadership in minimally invasive treatment options for mitral and tricuspid repair and replacement therapies – Eleven late-breaking presentations at the PCR e-Course showcase impact of Abbott’s innovative structural heart portfolio on patient outcomes and quality of life in real-world and clinical settings ABBOTT PARK, Ill., June […]

Philips and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to set new standards for specialist integrated cardiac care

June 25, 2020 Seven-year agreement puts patients at heart of service design to support increased excellence across specialist care, research and local care provision Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Guildford, UK – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust today announced a […]

Elixir Medical Announces Outstanding 12-Month Data for DynamX Coronary Bioadaptor System, Demonstrating No Target Vessel Revascularization, No Thrombosis and Positive Adaptive Remodeling of the Artery

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elixir Medical, a developer of innovative, drug-eluting cardiovascular devices, today announced outstanding 12-month data for the DynamX™ Coronary Bioadaptor System, the first coronary artery implant that adapts to vessel physiology. Results will be presented live tomorrow at 14:12 CEST on the Main Arena channel of the PCR e-Course as part […]

Affluent Medical Announces the Launch of the MINERVA First-In-Human Clinical Study of EPYGON

EPYGON is the first native-like transcatheter mitral valve replacement technology aiming at achieving better clinical outcomes The Austrian Competent Authority has granted authorization to start patient enrollment at Vienna General Hospital (AKH) The EPYGON valve has the potential to become a new paradigm in the treatment of functional mitral regurgitation […]

Windtree Announces Initial European Trial Sites Activated in AEROSURF® Bridging Study and a Collaboration for a Concomitant Independent Cerebral Physiology Study

WARRINGTON, Pa., June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Windtree Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqCM: WINT), a biotechnology and medical device company focused on developing drug product candidates and medical device technologies to address acute cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, today announced that all initial European trial sites are active and enrolling or able to enroll patients into […]

preCARDIA, Inc. Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Novel, Catheter Based Heart Failure Treatment

Pioneering technology is designed to address Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ST. PAUL, Minn., June 23, 2020/PRNewswire/ — preCARDIA, Inc., has announced that the company’s catheter based system for treating volume overload in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF) has been designated for the Breakthrough Devices Program by the U.S. […]

TARA Biosystems Announces $10 Million Series A2 Financing to Expand its Cardiac Disease Drug Discovery and Development Capabilities

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TARA Biosystems, Inc., a company generating in vitro human biology to increase the success of cardiac disease drug discovery and development, today announced a $10 million Series A2 financing. This financing will be used to scale TARA’s cardiac tissue engineering platform technology and advance its drug discovery programs. New investors […]

Medtronic Evolut TAVI System Receives Expanded Indication in Europe to Treat Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients at Low Risk for Surgical Mortality

he Evolut TAVI Platform Receives New Indication for Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valves at Extreme, High or Intermediate Risk of Surgical Mortality DUBLIN, June 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced CE (Conformité Européenne) mark and European launch of the Evolut™ Transcatheter […]

MyoKardia Announces Positive Data from Phase 2a Clinical Trial of Danicamtiv Presented at ESC’s HFA Discoveries with Simultaneous Publication in European Journal of Heart Failure

Danicamtiv was Well Tolerated; Demonstrated Improvements in Cardiac Contractility and Preserved Diastolic Function in Patients with Stable Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction New Observations Show Improvements in Left Atrial Volume and Function, Key Prognostic Indicators of Atrial Fibrillation Additional Nonclinical Studies Also Presented Demonstrating Danicamtiv’s Differentiated Mechanistic Profile Including Direct […]