DUBLIN, Ireland and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN), today announced support for a clinical trial to investigate the effects of icosapent ethyl (IPE) (VASCEPA®) on inflammatory biomarkers and other patient outcomes in individuals with COVID-19. The trial is sponsored by the Canadian Medical and […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
Mentice Expands its Coronary Product Portfolio With an Advanced Software Solution for Coronary Interventions
Coronary Advanced to Help Fellows and Attending Interventional Cardiologists to Perfect Skills in Complex Scenarios STOCKHOLM, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mentice AB (STO: MNTC), a world leader in high-fidelity endovascular simulation introduces Coronary Advanced for select VIST® platforms. Following the introduction of Coronary Essentials and Coronary Intermediate, Coronary Advanced is the most […]
PROTECT III Study Shows Placing Impella Prior to High-Risk PCI is Associated with Lower Mortality Compared to Bailout PCI
Women Disproportionately Impacted with Bailout DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Data from more than 1,000 patients presented during the virtual 2020 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) Scientific Sessions demonstrates Impella reduced in-hospital mortality when placed before a non-emergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed. As detailed in the online presentation, the research found, in […]
Mezzion Pharma’s new orphan drug udenafil improved ventricular function measured by myocardial performance index (MPI) in adolescents with congenital single ventricle heart disease (SVHD) – Further results from the pivotal 400-subject Phase 3 FUEL Trial
Mezzion Pharma files new patent applications to cover globally this important MPI advancement, a unique new finding as a result of treatment of SVHD patients with udenafil SEOUL, South Korea, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd. today announced that analysis of data from its Phase 3 FUEL trial showed statistically significant positive […]
Corindus Announces New Clinical Data Showing 20 Percent Reduction in Patient Radiation Exposure with Robotic-assisted Intervention
Clinical evidence shows significant patient radiation reduction with CorPath® GRX Vascular Robotic System WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus, a Siemens Healthineers Company and leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions has published clinical results from a comparative study between robotic percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and manual PCI. Findings from the study […]
Medtronic Congenital Heart Disease Studies Show Strong 10-Year Performance for Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve and Primary Results from the Harmony Pivotal Trial
Milestone Results Presented as Late-Breaking Clinical Science at SCAI 2020 DUBLIN, May 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced results from two late-breaking clinical trials presented virtually at the 2020 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Scientific Sessions. Ten-year outcomes from the Melody™ Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) Therapy […]
Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Receives European Approval For Tricuspid Repair
IRVINE, Calif., May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced that it has received CE Mark for the Edwards PASCAL transcatheter valve repair system for the treatment of European patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR). “Although the […]
Clinical Trial Outcomes of Recardio’s Dutogliptin Published in the British Journal of Pharmacology
Recardio Inc., a life science company developing regenerative therapies for cardiovascular diseases, announced publication of the outcomes of the Phase 1 clinical trial of its lead candidate dutogliptin. Entitled “Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of parenterally administered dutogliptin: A prospective dose escalating trial”, the article can be accessed here: https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bcp.14208 […]
Caladrius Biosciences Reports Positive Full Results for CLBS16 from the ESCaPE-CMD Trial at SCAI 2020 Scientific Sessions
Single administration of CLBS16 durably improves heart function and symptoms in patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of cellular therapies designed to reverse, not manage, […]
VASCEPA® (icosapent ethyl) Shows Significant Reduction in Coronary Revascularization, Including Coronary Stenting and Cardiac Bypass Surgery, in Prespecified and Post Hoc Analyses of Landmark REDUCE-IT® Study
First and total coronary revascularization event reductions of 34% and 36%, respectively, shown with VASCEPA in prespecified tertiary endpoint analyses Results of prespecified tertiary endpoint analyses consistent across different types of coronary revascularization procedures, including urgent, emergent, and elective interventions Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) […]



