EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Dec. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions (Nasdaq: CHFS) today announced that Memphis, Tennessee-based health system, Methodist Le Bonheur, has initiated offering aquapheresis therapy to patients suffering from fluid overload using the company’s Aquadex FlexFlow system. The use of the therapy was featured in the Daily […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
MCRA Assists CorFlow in Obtaining Breakthrough Device Designation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MCRA, LLC, a leading medical device advisory firm and Clinical Research Organization (CRO) that integrates regulatory, clinical research, reimbursement, compliance and quality assurance, is pleased to announce its role in the successful granting of a Breakthrough Device Designation for the CorFlow Therapeutics AG Controlled Flow Infusion (CoFITM) […]
Bracco Diagnostics Inc.’s LUMASON® (sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres) for injectable suspension, for intravenous use or intravesical use, receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for use in echocardiography to opacify the left ventricular chamber and to improve the delineation of the left ventricular endocardial border in pediatric patients with suboptimal echocardiograms
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Dec. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Bracco Diagnostics Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Bracco Imaging S.p.A., one of the world’s leading companies in the diagnostic imaging business, announced today that its contrast agent LUMASON is the first ultrasound enhancing agent (UEA) to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for […]
Neovasc Reducer™ Featured In FOCUS Magazine
VANCOUVER, CA, and BERLIN, DE, Nov. 26, 2019 (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, announced today that […]
Novoheart to Co-develop First of its Kind Human Heart-in-a-Jar Model of Heart Failure with AstraZeneca
Heart failure is a global pandemic with an estimated 64.3 million cases worldwide in 2017, costing over US$100B per year Drug developers currently lack effective humanized models for preclinical testing of targeted drug candidates in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction The collaboration aims to provide a unique solution for […]
Acasti Pharma Reports Last Patient Visit in TRILOGY 1 Phase 3 Trial of CaPre for the Treatment of Severe Hypertriglyceridemia
On track to report topline results for TRILOGY 1 in December 2019 and TRILOGY 2 in January 2020 LAVAL, Québec, Nov. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acasti Pharma Inc. (“Acasti” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ACST – TSX-V: ACST), a biopharmaceutical innovator focused on the research, development and commercialization of its […]
OTITOPIC™ New Clinical Trial Results Continue to Demonstrate Inhibition of Platelet Aggregation in Two Minutes With Dry Powder Inhalation of Aspirin Formulation for High Risk Patients to Treat Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI)
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OTITOPIC – A clinical-stage dry powder inhalation of aspirin pharmaceutical company pioneering the development of antithrombotic treatments for use at the time of suspected acute myocardial infarction (MI), today announced the successful conclusion based on PD results of a clinical trial for its lead drug: Dry Powder Inhalation […]
Eko Makes Stethoscopes Even Smarter with the Redesigned CORE
The redesigned Eko CORE boasts active noise cancellation, sleeker design, and powerful software to allow medical professionals to more effectively screen for heart disease San Francisco, CA, Nov. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eko, a digital health company with an AI-powered cardiac screening platform, today announced the second generation of its CORE […]
Neovasc Reducer™ Featured During Therapy Development Program in Coburg and Session at Maria Cecilia Hospital in Cotignola
VANCOUVER, CA, COBURG, DE, and COTIGNOLA, IT, Nov. 22, 2019 (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, announced […]
LivaNova to Restructure its Heart Valve Business Line and End Caisson Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Program
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology and innovation company, today announced it is ending its Caisson Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) program and will undertake a restructuring of its heart valve business to improve profitability and ensure business continuity. “The time has come to address the continued declines […]



