CorCinch HFrEF Study Evaluating Safety of AccuCinch Ventricular Repair System in Heart Failure Patients SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ancora Heart, Inc., a company developing a novel therapy to address heart failure, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expansion of enrollment in its CorCinch HFrEF […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
Neovasc Announces Renewal of German Reimbursement NUB Status 1 Designation for Neovasc Reducer for Treatment of Refractory Angina
VANCOUVER, Jan. 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies and in the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, today announced that the Institut für […]
Esperion Announces Positive CHMP Opinion for the Marketing Authorization Application for the Bempedoic Acid / Ezetimibe Fixed Dose Combination Tablet for the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia and Mixed Dyslipidemia
– Bempedoic Acid / Ezetimibe Fixed Dose Combination Tablet is an Oral, Once-Daily, Non-Statin Medicine that Lowers Bad Cholesterol with a First-in-Class Mechanism – – Positive CHMP Opinion is Based on the Completed Pivotal Phase 3 Fixed Dose Combination Tablet LDL-Cholesterol Lowering Program – – European Commission Decision on the Marketing Authorisation Application […]
CHMP issues positive opinions for both bempedoic acid and the bempedoic acid / ezetimibe fixed dose combination tablet as treatments for hypercholesterolaemia
Bempedoic acid is an oral, once-daily ATP citrate lyase inhibitor that reduces cholesterol synthesis in the liver. This unique mechanism of action is complementary to statins and other lipid-lowering therapies1 Positive CHMP opinions are based on a global clinical trial programme demonstrating consistent LDL-C lowering across a range of patient […]
ABBOTT’S TENDYNE™ DEVICE RECEIVES WORLD’S FIRST CE MARK FOR TRANSCATHETER MITRAL VALVE IMPLANTATION
– First-of-its-kind technology addresses critical need to eliminate mitral regurgitation when surgery or mitral repair is not an option – Tendyne valve provides relief from heart failure symptoms and quality-of-life improvement in high-surgical-risk patients – Together with MitraClip™, Tendyne expands Abbott’s market-leading portfolio of innovative minimally invasive mitral valve solutions […]
Genetesis Pilot study: 90-second scan shows promise in evaluating chest pain patients in Emergency Department observation unit
Initial study shows Genetesis, Inc.’s CardioFlux Magnetocardiograph (MCG) has potential to rule patients out for Coronary Artery Disease. MASON, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Undiagnosed chest pain sends 8-10 million Americans to Emergency Departments annually, making it the second most common complaint. Emergency physicians must rapidly identify patients whose chest pain is […]
Corvidia Therapeutics Announces Publication in Science Translational Medicine of Strategy for Lowering Triglycerides Using a Mimetic Peptide
– Early preclinical studies show peptide D6PV has the ability to activate the enzyme called Lipo-Protein Lipase (LPL), rapidly (within 1 -3 hours) reducing the number of triglycerides in the bloodstream – D6PV, an investigational drug, is being developed to address high triglyceride-induced acute pancreatitis (AP), a condition for which […]
IDTechEx Research: Remote Patient Monitoring is the Future of Cardiovascular Disease Management
BOSTON, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cardiovascular disease (CVD) must be better managed for patient care to improve. The protocols for monitoring patients are rapidly evolving. Historically, patients who fall ill are required to travel in order to visit a general practitioner or hospital. This procedure may soon become a thing of the […]
For First Time, Data Demonstrates Promise of Regenerative Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Protocols to Improve Cardiac Function in Healthy Aging Heart Population, Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research Investigators Find
Asymptomatic Patients Received Repetitive HBOT Protocols to Evaluate Sustained Cardiac Effect TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir Medical Center, one of the largest hyperbaric treatment centers in the world, today announced the results of a study that – for the first time in […]
CorMatrix® Cardiovascular, Inc. announces the first minimally invasive robotic implant of Cor® PATCH for epicardial support and repair
ATLANTA, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CorMatrix® Cardiovascular, Inc. www.cormatrix.com, a leading developer of regenerative cardiovascular medical devices, today announces the first minimally invasive robotic implant of Cor® PATCH by Dr. Husam H. Balkhy, Professor of Surgery, and Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine. Dr. Balkhy is a global leader […]



