Coronary/Structural Heart

CryoLife Initiates Enrollment in PROACT Xa Clinical Trial

Study Designed to Evaluate the Use of Apixaban in On-X Aortic Valve Patients ATLANTA, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, announced today that it has initiated enrollment in the PROACT Xa clinical trial, a prospective, randomized, trial to determine if […]

Heart Valve Voice US Statement on Need for Patient Input Regarding Resumption of Cardiovascular Procedures

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heart Valve Voice US is deeply concerned that the patient perspective was omitted from the recent guidance on resuming cardiovascular procedures released in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and endorsed by more than one dozen medical societies. On April 20, 2020, Heart Valve Voice US cataloged the […]

Quantum Genomics Announces Interim Analysis from Study of Firibastat in Renal Failure Patients

Results demonstrate that firibastat could be used in hypertensive and heart failure patients with concomitant renal dysfunction, subject to dose adjustment. PARIS and NEW YORK, May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum Genomics (Euronext Growth – FR0011648971 – ALQGC), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in developing a new drug class that directly […]

FARXIGA Approved in the US for the Treatment of Heart Failure in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

FARXIGA is the first SGLT2 inhibitor proven to significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AstraZeneca’s FARXIGA® (dapagliflozin) has been approved in the US to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with heart failure (NYHA class II-IV) […]

BioCardia Announces Positive Preclinical Results Supporting Investigational New Drug Application for Anti-Inflammatory Cell Therapy in Heart Failure

Plans IND Submission for Same Cells to Treat COVID-19 Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome AN CARLOS, Calif., May 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia®, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today announced data from a recent animal study performed by the Company that […]

ZOLL THEROX RECEIVES CE MARK APPROVAL FOR SUPERSATURATED OXYGEN THERAPY

May 4, 2020 — CHELMSFORD, MASS. — ZOLL® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group Company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced today it has received CE Mark approval to market and distribute its SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy System in Europe. SSO2 Therapy provides interventional cardiologists with the first and only clinically proven […]

BioMarin Extends Gene Therapy Leadership with DiNAQOR in a Preclinical Collaboration and License Agreement to Develop Gene Therapies for Rare Genetic Cardiomyopathies

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today announced that the company has entered into a preclinical collaboration and license agreement with DiNAQOR AG (DiNAQOR), a gene therapy platform company, to develop novel gene therapies to treat rare genetic cardiomyopathies. DiNAQOR will receive an undisclosed upfront payment […]

Itamar Medical Receives CE Mark Approval for its WatchPAT™ ONE, the First Fully Disposable Home Sleep Apnea Test

Complete, home-based solution for diagnosing respiratory sleep disorders approved for commercialization in Europe and other CE Mark geographies CAESAREA, Israel, May 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Itamar Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ITMR), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive medical solutions to aid in […]

Inositec Granted US Composition of Matter Patent for Cardiovascular Calcification Inhibitor INS-3001

ZURICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inositec, a pioneer in the development of life-saving small molecule drugs based on the natural compound inositol hexaphosphate (IP6), announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a patent covering its platform of inositol phosphate analogs and specifically INS-3001, an inhibitor of pathological soft tissue […]

Acceleron Receives Priority Medicines (PRIME) Designation from European Medicines Agency (EMA) for Sotatercept in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

First therapeutic to receive PRIME designation in pulmonary arterial hypertension since the EMA established the program in 2016 PRIME designation comes just three weeks after US FDA granted sotatercept Breakthrough Therapy designation CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acceleron Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: XLRN), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of […]